John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6930 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6930 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) |
| QUOTATION: | Little I ask; my wants are few, I only want a hut of stone, (A very plain brownstone will do,) That I may call my own. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Contentment. |
| Note 1. Goldsmith: The Hermit. “Man wants but little here below Nor wants that little long”; ’T is not with me exactly so But ’t is so in the song. [back] |