John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4094 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4094 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Johnsoniana. Piozzi, 178. |