John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2934 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2934 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Who think too little, and who talk too much. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 534. |
| Note 1. They always talk who never think.—Matthew Prior: Upon a Passage in the Scaligerana. [back] |