Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 532.
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How easy it is for men to be swollen with admiration of their own strength and glory, and to be lifted up so high as to lose sight both of the ground whence they rose, and the hand that advanced them.
— Joseph Hall
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "How easy it is for men to be swollen with admiration of their own strength and glory, and to be lifted up so high as to lose sight both of the ground whence they rose, and the hand that advanced them." in the context of "Reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 532." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall (July 1, 1574 – September 8, 1656) was an English bishop and satirist.
About Joseph Hall
Joseph Hall (July 1, 1574 – September 8, 1656) was an English bishop and satirist.
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