William Alexander, Earl of Stirling Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

5 Famous Quotes by William Alexander, Earl of Stirling
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“Yet all that I have learn'd (hugh toyles now past) By long experience, and in famous schooles, Is but to know my ignorance at last, Who think themselves most wise are greatest fools.”
Knowledge Quotes
Source: Recreation with the Muses (London, fol. 1637, p. 7)
“Knowledge is power.”
Knowledge Quotes
Source: Recreation with the Muses (London, fol. 1637, p. 7)
“The white sail of his soul has rounded The promontory--death.”
Death Quotes
Source: The Icebound Ship
“The deepest rivers make least din, The silent soule doth most abound in care.”
Silence Quotes
Source: Aurora (song)
“A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd, In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.”
Worth Quotes
Source: Doomes-day--The Fifth Houre
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