John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4601 Edward Gibbon 1737-1794 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4601 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Gibbon (1737–1794) |
| QUOTATION: | Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776). Chap. xi. |