| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 2134 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (15771640) |
| QUOTATION: | Like a hog, or dog in the manger, he doth only keep it because it shall do nobody else good, hurting himself and others. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 12. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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