John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4090 Samuel Johnson 1709-1784 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4090 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) |
| QUOTATION: | If the man who turnips cries Cry not when his father dies, ’T is a proof that he had rather Have a turnip than his father. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Johnsoniana. Piozzi, 30. |