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

321 George Chapman 1559?-1634 John Bartlett

 
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]