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Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime.

~George Borrow

Topics: Best Country Crime God Love Next Preventive

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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

Topics: Attempt Been Dreary Escape Idleness Itself Merely Mischief Parent Said True Vacuum Very Which

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A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug.

~George Borrow

Topics: Assure Literature Losing Sir Trade You

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I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.

~George Borrow

Topics: Am Beneath Invariably People Politics Roof Sit Sleep Table Whose I Am

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Youth will be served, every dog has his day, and mine has been a fine one.

~George Borrow

Topics: Been Day Dog Every Fine His Mine Served Will Youth

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There are no countries in the world less known by the British than those selfsame British Islands.

~George Borrow

Topics: British Countries Islands Known Less Than Those World

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Two great talkers will not travel far together.

~George Borrow

Topics: Far Great Talkers Together Travel Two Will

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Translation is at best an echo.

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Topics: Best Echo Translation

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Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?

~George Borrow

Topics: Brother Die Life Sweet Very Who Wish Would

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Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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