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

9236 Fran&edilois Rabelais 1490-1553 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:9236
AUTHOR:François Rabelais (c. 1490–1553)
QUOTATION:The Devil was sick,—the Devil a monk would be;
The Devil was well,—the devil a monk was he.
ATTRIBUTION:Works. Book iv. Chap. xxiv.