Quote#World
The bounds once overgone that hold men in
Quote bySamuel Daniel · 1562–1619
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: History of the Civil War (1595), Book iv, Stanza 1.
English (original)
The bounds once overgone that hold men in, They never stay; but on from bad to worse. Wrongs do not leave off there where they begin, But still beget new mischiefs in their course.
— Samuel Daniel
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