Quote#Wisdom
A bachelor
Quote byJohn Ford · 1586–1639
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fancies, Chaste and Noble Act I, sc. iii..
English (original)
A bachelor May thrive by observation, on a little. A single life's no burden: but to draw In yokes is chargeable, and will require A double maintenance.
— John Ford
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