Quote#Wisdom
I know something about the monkey tribes, but I cannot say that at…
Quote byRobert Michael Ballantyne · 1825–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Gorilla Hunters: A Tale of the Wilds of Africa (1861), Chapter 3.
English (original)
I know something about the monkey tribes, but I cannot say that at this moment I remember any particular habit of which we might avail ourselves.
— Robert Michael Ballantyne
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So All is diff’rent, and yet All is One.