Quote#Wisdom
We rise with the lark and go to bed with the lamb
Quote byNicholas Breton · 1545–1626
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Court and Country (1618), para. 8.
English (original)
We rise with the lark and go to bed with the lamb.
— Nicholas Breton
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