John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6001 Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6001 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) |
| QUOTATION: | The fine arts once divorcing themselves from truth are quite certain to fall mad, if they do not die. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Latter Day Pamphlet, No. 8. (1850.) |