Ben Jonson, Discoveries, Illiteratus Princeps.
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Yet the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.
— Ben Jonson on Navigation
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Yet the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle." in the context of "Ben Jonson, Discoveries, Illiteratus Princeps." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Navigation" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 548-50.)
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About Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, most famous for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and rivalry with William Shakespeare.
About Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, most famous for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and rivalry with William Shakespeare.
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