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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

2397 Samuel Butler 1612-1680 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2397
AUTHOR:Samuel Butler (1612–1680)
QUOTATION:He that imposes an oath makes it,
Not he that for convenience takes it;
Then how can any man be said
To break an oath he never made?
ATTRIBUTION:Hudibras. Part ii. Canto ii. Line 377.