John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2116 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2116 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | Like Æsop’s fox, when he had lost his tail, would have all his fellow foxes cut off theirs. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Democritus to the Reader. |
| Note 1. Æsop: Fables, book v. fable v. [back] |