John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3221 Joseph Addison 1672-1719 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3221 |
| AUTHOR: | Joseph Addison (1672–1719) |
| QUOTATION: | ’T is not in mortals to command success, But we ’ll do more, Sempronius,—we ’ll deserve it. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Cato. Act i. Sc. 2. |