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Those who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1740 ed.)
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Borrowed (without attribution) from John Gay (1727).
 
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Those who in quarrels interpose
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

John Gay
John Gay (1685-1732) English poet and playwright
Fables, “The Mastiffs,” pt. 1, ll. 1-2 (1727)
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Borrowed (without attribution) by Franklin (1740).
 
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