Quote#Wisdom
The next way home's the farthest way about
Quote byFrancis Quarles · 1592–1644
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Emblems (1635), Book IV, no. 2, Epigram 2. Compare: "The longest way round is the shortest way home", Bohn, Foreign Proverbs (Italian)..
English (original)
The next way home's the farthest way about.
— Francis Quarles
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