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

2140 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2140
AUTHOR:Robert Burton (1577–1640)
QUOTATION:They are proud in humility; proud in that they are not proud. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 14.
 
Note 1.
His favourite sin
Is pride that apes humility.
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