John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6954 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809-1894 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6954 |
| AUTHOR: | Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–1894) |
| QUOTATION: | If we are only as the potter’s clay Made to be fashioned as the artist wills, And broken into shards if we offend The eye of Him who made us, it is well. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Rights. |