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

2939 John Dryden 1631-1700 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2939
AUTHOR:John Dryden (1631–1700)
QUOTATION:Beware the fury of a patient man. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Absalom and Achitophel. Part i. Line 1005.
 
Note 1.
Furor fit læsa sæpius patientia (An over-taxed patience gives way to fierce anger.—Publius Syrus: Maxim 289. [back]