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

- George Chapman

Greatness, Stretch, Spirits, Worthy

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

- George Chapman

Walking, Will, Dictionary, Volumes

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

- George Chapman

Heat, Still, Doth, Expel

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

- George Chapman

Law, Himself, Doth, No Law

He that shuns trifles must shun the world.

- George Chapman

World, Must, Shun, Trifles

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

- George Chapman

Think, Young, Old Men, Young Men

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

- George Chapman

Worthy, Nothing, Truly, Inherit

Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.

- George Chapman

Look, Dogs, Like, Wolves

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.

- George Chapman

Love, Heat, Violent, Chastity

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

- George Chapman

Englishman, Flattered, Lamb

Pure innovation is more gross than error.

- George Chapman

Innovation, More, Gross, Error

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

- George Chapman

Always, Like, Most, Welcome

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

- George Chapman

Woman, Price, Counsel, Virtuous

I am ashamed the law is such an ass.

- George Chapman

I Am, Law, Am, Ashamed

Promise is most given when the least is said.

- George Chapman

Most, Given, Least, Promise

Ignorance is the mother of admiration.

- George Chapman

Mother, Ignorance, Admiration

They're only truly great who are truly good.

- George Chapman

Great, Only, Truly, Good

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