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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 2398 |
| AUTHOR: | Samuel Butler (1612–1680) |
| QUOTATION: | As the ancients Say wisely, have a care o’ th’ main chance, 1 And look before you ere you leap; 2 For as you sow, ye are like to reap. 3 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hudibras. Part ii. Canto ii. Line 501. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| Note 1. See Lyly, Quotation 11. [back] |
| Note 2. See Heywood, Quotation 8. [back] |
| Note 3. Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.—Galatians vi. [back] |
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