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

2160 Robert Burton 1577-1640 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:2160
AUTHOR:Robert Burton (1577–1640)
QUOTATION:The commonwealth of Venice in their armoury have this inscription: “Happy is that city which in time of peace thinks of war.”
ATTRIBUTION:Anatomy of Melancholy. Part ii. Sect. 2, Memb. 6.