John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7619 George Meredith 1828-1909 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7619 |
| AUTHOR: | George Meredith (1828–1909) |
| QUOTATION: | How many a thing which we cast to the ground, When others pick it up, becomes a gem! 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Sage enamored. |
| Note 1. Once in a golden hour I cast to earth a seed. Up there came a flower, The people said, a weed. Tennyson: The Flower. [back] |