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Unless above himself he can

Quote bySamuel Daniel · 1562–1619

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Panegyric Congratulatory to the King's Majesty, &c. (1603), "To the Lady Margaret, Countess of Cumberland", Stanza 12.

English (original)

Unless above himself he can Erect himself, how poor a thing is man!

— Samuel Daniel

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