Quote#Self
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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