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They had their lean books with the fat of others' works.

They had their lean books with the fat of others' works.

by Robert Burton Found in: Plagiarism Quotes,
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Him that makes shoes go barefoot himself.

Him that makes shoes go barefoot himself.

by Robert Burton Found in: Shoemaking Quotes,
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I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which read more

I may not here omit those two main plagues, and common dotages of
human kind, wine and women, which have infatuated and besotted
myriads of people: they go commonly together.

by Robert Burton Found in: Temptation Quotes,
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We can say nothing but what hath been said . . . Our poets steal
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We can say nothing but what hath been said . . . Our poets steal
from Homer . . . . Our storydressers do as much; he that comes
last is commonly best.

by Robert Burton Found in: Plagiarism Quotes,
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