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

4545 William Cowper 1731-1800 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4545
AUTHOR:William Cowper (1731–1800)
QUOTATION:I would not enter on my list of friends
(Though graced with polish’d manners and fine sense,
Yet wanting sensibility) the man
Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
ATTRIBUTION:The Task. Book vi. Winter Walk at Noon. Line 560.