Quote#Wisdom
Every man, as the saying is, can tame a shrew but he that hath her
Quote byRobert Burton · 1577–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part II, Section 2, member 6, Perturbations of the mind rectified. From himself, by resisting to the utmost, confessing his grief to a friend, etc..
English (original)
Every man, as the saying is, can tame a shrew but he that hath her.
— Robert Burton
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