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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
 
NUMBER:2134
AUTHOR:Robert Burton (1577–1640)
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.
 

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