Francis Quarles, Emblems, Book IV. Em. 2, Epistle 2; reported as a proverb in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 642.
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The next way home's the farthest way about.
— Francis Quarles on English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)
What It Means
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About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
About Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles (baptised May 8, 1592, died September 8, 1644) was a prolific English prose-writer and poet. He is now best known for his Emblems (1638) and other moral and devotional verse.
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