Quotes from George Chapman


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    He that shuns trifles must shun the world.

    Shun | Trifles


    Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools.

    Men | Fools


    Let no man under value the price of a virtuous woman's counsel.

    Woman | Value | Price


    Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license.

    Love | Cold | Heat


    We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.

    Actions | Worthy | Inherit


    Pure innovation is more gross than error.

    Innovation | Pure | Error


    Promise is most given when the least is said.

    Promise | Given


    Ignorance is the mother of admiration.

    Mother | Ignorance


    I am ashamed the law is such an ass.

    Law | Ashamed


    They're only truly great who are truly good.

    Good | Great | Truly


    For one heat, all know, doth drive out another, One passion doth expel another still.

    Passion | Drive | Heat


    An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.

    Lion | Threatened | Englishman


    Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.

    Wolves | Dogs


    Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.

    Greatness | Free | Height


    Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.

    Welcome | Advice | Seldom


    Who to himself is law, no law doth need, offends no law, and is a king indeed.

    Law | King | Himself


    And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock.

    Walking | Earth | Clock


       

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