John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9500 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1547-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9500 |
| AUTHOR: | Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Rome was not built in a day. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Don Quixote. Part ii. Chap. lxxi. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 68. [back] |