John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6360 Benjamin
NUMBER: | 6360 |
AUTHOR: | Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli (1804–1881) |
QUOTATION: | The author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Speech, Nov. 19, 1870. |