John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5818 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5818 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | The best of prophets of the future is the past. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter, Jan. 28, 1821. |