321. George Chapman. 1559?-1634. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	321
AUTHOR:	George Chapman (1559?–1634)
QUOTATION:	Young men think old men are fools; but old men know young men are fools. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	All Fools. Act v. Sc. 1.
WORKS:	George Chapman Collection.

Note 1.
Quoted by Camden as a saying of one Dr. Metcalf. It is now in many peoples’ mouths, and likely to pass into a proverb.—Ray: Proverbs (Bohn ed.) p. 145. [back]

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