2434. Sir Thomas Browne. 1605-1682. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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


NUMBER:	2434
AUTHOR:	Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682)
QUOTATION:	Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana; he is almost lost that built it. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	Dedication to Urn-Burial. Chap. v.

Note 1.
The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome
Outlives in fame the pious fool that raised it.
Colley Cibber: Richard III, act iii. sc. 1. [back]

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