John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2243 Beaumont and Flether John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2243 |
| AUTHOR: | Beaumont and Fletcher |
| QUOTATION: | Of all the paths [that] lead to a woman’s love Pity ’s the straightest. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Knight of Malta. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. Pity’s akin to love.—Thomas Southerne: Oroonoka, act ii. sc. 1. Pity swells the tide of love.—Edward Young: Night Thoughts, night iii, line 107. [back] |