John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2126 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2126 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | No rule is so general, which admits not some exception. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 2, Subsect. 3. |
| Note 1. The exception proves the rule. [back] |