John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3073 Mathew Henry 1662-1714 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3073 |
| AUTHOR: | Mathew Henry (1662–1714) |
| QUOTATION: | Blushing is the colour of virtue. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Commentaries. Jeremiah iii. |
| Note 1. Diogenes once saw a youth blushing, and said: “Courage, my boy! that is the complexion of virtue.”—Diogenes Laertius: Diogenes, vi. [back] |