John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3041 John Wilmot
| NUMBER: | 3041 |
| AUTHOR: | John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | It is a very good world to live in, To lend, or to spend, or to give in; But to beg or to borrow, or to get a man’s own, It is the very worst world that ever was known. 1 |
| Note 1. These last four lines are attributed to Rochester. [back] |