John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7182 Charles Makay 1814-1889 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7182 |
| AUTHOR: | Charles Mackay (1814–1889) |
| QUOTATION: | The smallest effort is not lost, Each wavelet on the ocean tost Aids in the ebb-tide or the flow; Each rain-drop makes some floweret blow; Each struggle lessens human woe. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Old and the New. |