George Chapman
George Chapman
George Chapmanwas an English dramatist, translator, and poet. He was a classical scholar whose work shows the influence of Stoicism. Chapman has been identified as the Rival Poet of Shakespeare's sonnets by William Minto, and as an anticipator of the Metaphysical Poets of the 17th century. Chapman is best remembered for his translations of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, and the Homeric Batrachomyomachia...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
mother ignorance admiration
Ignorance is the mother of admiration.
dog looks flattery
Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
morning air news
News as wholesome as the morning air.
errors innovation gross
Pure innovation is more gross than error.
keeping-promises kept-promises said
Promise is most given when the least is said.
life running air
Give me a spirit that on this life's rough sea Loves t'have his sails filled with a lusty wind, Even till his sail-yards tremble, his masts crack, And his ship run on her side so low That she drinks water, and her keel plows air.
life winning names
So our lives In acts exemplary, not only win Ourselves good names, but doth to others give Matter for virtuous deeds, by which we live.
kings law needs
Who to himself is law no law doth need; offends none and is king indeed.
failure responsibility order
The incompetent quickly throws himself into another impressive enterprise in order to escape his responsibility from previous disaster.
men thinking age
Young men think old men are fools, but old men know young men are fools.
passion heat stills
For one heat, all know, doth drive out another, One passion doth expel another still.
inspirational greatness height
Be free all worthy spirits, and stretch yourselves, for greatness and for height.
walking-away earth clock
And let a scholar all earth's volumes carry, he will be but a walking dictionary: a mere articulate clock.
hatred doe too-much
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.