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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 2985 |
| AUTHOR: | John Dryden (1631–1700) |
| QUOTATION: | Happy the man, and happy he alone, He who can call to-day his own; He who, secure within, can say, To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv’d to-day. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Imitation of Horace. Book iii. Ode 29, Line 65. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. Serenely full, the epicure would say, Fate cannot harm me; I have dined to-day. Sydney Smith: Recipe for Salad. [back] |
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