John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5806 George Gordon Noel Byron
| NUMBER: | 5806 |
| AUTHOR: | George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788–1824) |
| QUOTATION: | When Bishop Berkeley said “there was no matter,” And proved it,—’t was no matter what he said. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Don Juan. Canto xi. Stanza 1. |
| Note 1. What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind.—T. H. Key (once Head Master of University College School). On the authority of F. J. Furnivall. [back] |