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5 Quotes for 'William Alexander, Earl of Stirling' in the Database.
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William Alexander, Earl of Stirling Quotes
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The white sail of his soul has rounded
The promontory--death.
Topic: Death
Source: The Icebound Ship
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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.
Topic: Knowledge
Source: Recreation with the Muses (London, fol. 1637, p. 7)
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Knowledge is power.
Topic: Knowledge
Source: Recreation with the Muses (London, fol. 1637, p. 7)
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The deepest rivers make least din,
The silent soule doth most abound in care.
Topic: Silence
Source: Aurora (song)
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A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
Topic: Worth
Source: Doomes-day--The Fifth Houre
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