British - Author | July 5, 1803 - July 26, 1881
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
George Borrow
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Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.
DogDayYouthWillFineBeen
Two great talkers will not travel far together.
GreatTogetherTravelWillTwoFar
I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.
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Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?
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Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime.
LoveGodBestPatriotismCountry
A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug.
LosingLiteratureYouTradeSir
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.
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Translation is at best an echo.
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