John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2158 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2158 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burton (1577–1640) |
| QUOTATION: | Everything, saith Epictetus, hath two handles,—the one to be held by, the other not. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Anatomy of Melancholy. Part ii. Sect. 2, Memb. 3. |