John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9998 Old Testament John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9998 |
| AUTHOR: | Old Testament |
| QUOTATION: | Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Proverbs xxvii. 22. [text] |