Timber, or Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter, para. 95 "Illiteratus Princeps" (1641) - Jonson, Ben | WIST Quotations
They say princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.From an aphorism by the Greek philosopher Carneades, quoted in by Montaigne, Essays, Book 3, ch. 7 "Of the Incommodity…
