Quote#Wisdom
Born in a cellar, and living in a garret
Quote bySamuel Foote · 1720–1777
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Author (1757), Act ii. Compare: "Born in the garret, in the kitchen bred", Lord Byron, A Sketch; "I came up stairs into the world, for I was born in a cellar" William Congreve, Love for Love, Act ii, Scene 7..
English (original)
Born in a cellar, and living in a garret.
— Samuel Foote
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