Bartlett’s always seemed to know the difference between attributed and authenticated.
“I never forget a face, but in your case I’m willing to make an exception.” - Groucho Marx
“Water? An abominable substance, my boy. Fish f&^% in it.”
“Any man who hates dogs and children can’t be all bad.”
“Scram, kid, before I break both your legs.”
“On the whole, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.” (epitaph)
- not W.C. Fields
maybe it’s meant as “coined” or “credit” for the phrase ?
Lombardi did say “winning isn’t every thing; it’s the only thing.” (though he claims to be was misquoted) and was given credit for the quote.
wiki has a nice summary of it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winning_isn%27t_everything;_it%27s_the_only_thing
I heard that quote in a John Wayne movie “Trouble Along The Way”, which came out in 1953.
If sounds goofy, you are safe guessing Yogi Berra.