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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
 
NUMBER:2286
AUTHOR:Francis Quarles (1592–1644)
QUOTATION:The next way home ’s the farthest way about. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Book iv. Emblem 2, Ep. 2.
BIOGRAPHY:Columbia Encyclopedia.
 
Note 1.
The longest way round is the shortest way home.—Bohn: Foreign Proverbs (Italian). [back]
 

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