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

7348 James Russell Lowell 1819-1891 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7348
AUTHOR:James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)
QUOTATION:From lower to the higher next,
Not to the top, is Nature’s text;
And embryo Good, to reach full stature,
Absorbs the Evil in its nature.
ATTRIBUTION:Festina Lente. Moral.