John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8122 Sam Walter Foss 1858-1911 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 8122 |
| AUTHOR: | Sam Walter Foss (1858–1911) |
| QUOTATION: | I say the very things that make the greatest Stir An’ the most interestin’ things, are things that did n’t occur. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Things that did n’t occur. |
| Note 1. Disraeli: Henrietta Temple. What we anticipate seldom occurs. Lowell. Page 741. [back] |