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John Bartlett (1820–1905).  Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.  1919.
 
 
NUMBER:2314
AUTHOR:George Herbert (1593–1633)
QUOTATION:The lion is not so fierce as they paint him. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Jacula Prudentum.
 
Note 1.
The lion is not so fierce as painted.—Thomas Fuller: Expecting Preferment. [back]
 

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