And hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard

Quote byRobert Burton · 1577–1640

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part III, Section 1, member 3..

English (original)

And hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.

— Robert Burton

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