John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1999 Thomas Middleton 1580-1627 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1999 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Middleton (1580–1627) |
| QUOTATION: | ’T is slight, not strength, that gives the greatest lift. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Michaelmas Term. Act iv. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. It is not strength, but art, obtains the prize.—Alexander Pope: The Iliad, book xxiii. line 383. [back] |