John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2316 George Herbert 1593-1633 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2316 |
| AUTHOR: | George Herbert (1593–1633) |
| QUOTATION: | Words are women, deeds are men. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Jacula Prudentum. |
| Note 1. Words are men’s daughters, but God’s sons are things.—Dr. Madden: Boulter’s Monument (supposed to have been inserted by Dr. Johnson, 1745). [back] |