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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7324 James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7324
AUTHOR:James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)
QUOTATION:It ain’t by princerples nor men
  My preudent course is steadied;
I scent which pays the best, an’ then
  Go into it baldheaded.
ATTRIBUTION:The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. vi.