Quote#Wisdom
Like enough, you won't be glad
Quote byHugh Kingsmill · 1889–1949
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Two Poems, After A. E. Housman", no. 1, line 5.
English (original)
Like enough, you won't be glad, When they come to hang you, lad: But bacon's not the only thing That's cured by hanging from a string.
— Hugh Kingsmill
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