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Tragedy (play)2 quotes
When the sun sets, shadows, that showed at noon
But small, appear most long and terrible. — Nathaniel Lee · 1679Give 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 rapt ship run on her side so low
That she drinks water, and her keel plows air. — George Chapman · 1608Autobiography and memoir1 quote
Success is more dangerous than failure, (the ripples break over a wider coastline). — Graham Greene · 1980Comedy1 quote
Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools. — George Chapman · 1605Comedy (play)1 quote
Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools. — George Chapman · 1605Tragedy1 quote
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 rapt ship run on her side so low
That she drinks water, and her keel plows air. — George Chapman · 1608