John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
3120 Matthew Prior 1664-1721 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 3120 |
| AUTHOR: | Matthew Prior (1664–1721) |
| QUOTATION: | Who breathes must suffer, and who thinks must mourn; And he alone is bless’d who ne’er was born. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Solomon on the Vanity of the World. Book iii. Line 240. |