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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.