Henry Peacham Quotes

1578–1644 England

Henry Peacham (born 1578, d. in or after 1644) was an English poet and writer, known today primarily for his book, The Compleat Gentleman, first printed in 1622.

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The desire to have many books, and never to use them, is like a child that will have a candle burning by him all the while he is sleeping. (The Compleat Gentleman, 1622)

Affect not as some do that bookish ambition to be stored with books and have well-furnished libraries, yet keep their heads empty of knowledge; to desire to have many books, and never to use them, is like a child that will have a candle burning by him all the while he is sleeping.

The Compleat Gentleman (1622)

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