John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4705 Rihard Brinsley Sheridan 1751-1816 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4705 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) |
| QUOTATION: | A life spent worthily should be measured by a nobler line,—by deeds, not years. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Pizarro. Act iv. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. He who grown aged in this world of woe, In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life, So that no wonder waits him. Lord Byron: Childe Harold, canto iii. stanza 5. We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths.—Philip James Bailey: Festus. A Country Town. Who well lives, long lives; for this age of ours Should not be numbered by years, daies, and hours. Du Bartas: Days and Weekes. Fourth Day. Book ii. [back] |