John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2305 George Herbert 1593-1633 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2305 |
| AUTHOR: | George Herbert (1593–1633) |
| QUOTATION: | Do well and right, and let the world sink. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Country Parson. Chap. xxix. |
| Note 1. Ruat cœlum, fiat voluntas tua (Though the sky fall, let Thy will be done).—Sir Thomas Browne: Religio Medici, part ii. sect. xi. [back] |