Quote#Friendship
Oh, my friends, be warned by me
Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Cautionary Tales for Children (1907), "Henry King, Who Chewed Bits of String, and Was Early Cut off in Dreadful Agonies".
English (original)
Oh, my friends, be warned by me, That Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, and Tea Are all the Human Frame requires.
— Hilaire Belloc
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