John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5167 Sir Walter Sott 1771-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5167 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | Bluid is thicker than water. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Guy Mannering. Chap. xxxviii. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |
| Note 1. This proverb, so frequently ascribed to Scott, is a common proverb of the seventeenth century. It is found in Ray and other collections of proverbs. [back] |