Maxioms by Robert Burton
Out of too much learning become mad.
Out of too much learning become mad.
Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all.
Every man for himself, his own ends, the devil for all.
We can say nothing but what hath been said . . . Our poets steal
from Homer . . read more
We can say nothing but what hath been said . . . Our poets steal
from Homer . . . . Our storydressers do as much; he that comes
last is commonly best.
For I light my candle from their torches.
For I light my candle from their torches.
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
A dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself.
