"And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry,……" — George Chapman
"And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock."
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18 Quotes by George Chapman
George Chapman has 18 quotes on this site.
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An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.
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Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so…
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Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.
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For one heat, all know, doth drive out another, One passion doth expel another still.
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We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.
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Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.
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Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.
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Pure innovation is more gross than error.
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Promise is most given when the least is said.
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He that shuns trifles must shun the world.
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Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
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Ignorance is the mother of admiration.
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