John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8406 Misellaneous John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8406 |
AUTHOR: | Miscellaneous |
QUOTATION: | Private credit is wealth; public honour is security. The feather that adorns the royal bird supports its flight; strip him of his plumage, and you fix him to the earth. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Letters of Junius. Letter xlii. Affair of the Falkland Islands. |