In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior.
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Nationality: English Type: Philosopher Born: January 21, 1561 Death: April 9, 1626 |
Nobody can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.
Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction.