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George Chapman Quotes

English - Poet | 1559 - May 12, 1634

Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.

Wolves Friends Look Dogs Like

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

Greatness Free Height Worthy Stretch

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

Walking Earth Will Clock Scholar He

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 Too Much Hatred Heat Like

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

Woman Man Value Price Counsel

They're only truly great who are truly good.

Good Great Only Who Truly

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

Welcome Advice Want Always Who Like

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

Men Think Fools Know Young Old

Pure innovation is more gross than error.

Innovation More Pure Error Than

Promise is most given when the least is said.

Said Promise Most Given Least

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

Lion Being Lamb Threatened Flattered

He that shuns trifles must shun the world.

World Must He Trifles Shun

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