Limited Time Offer
Premium members can get their quote collection automatically imported into their Quotewise collections.
Laws, as we read in ancient sages, Have been like cobwebs in all ages: Cobwebs for little flies are spread, And laws for little folks are made; But i… - James Beattie
" "Laws, as we read in ancient sages,
Have been like cobwebs in all ages:
Cobwebs for little flies are spread,
And laws for little folks are made;
But if an insect of renown,
Hornet or beetle, wasp or drone,
Be caught in quest of sport or plunder,
The flimsy fetter flies in sunder.
English
Collect this quote
About James Beattie
Professor James Beattie (October 25, 1735 – August 18, 1803) was a Scottish scholar and writer.
Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.
Additional quotes by James Beattie
'Tis night, and the landscape is lovely no more; I mourn, but you woodlands I mourn not for you! For spring is returning your charms to restore, Perfumed with fresh fragrance and glittering with dew. Nor yet for the ravage of winter I mourn, Kind nature the embryo blossom shall save; But when shall spring visit the mouldering urn?
Limited Time Offer
Premium members can get their quote collection automatically imported into their Quotewise collections.
Loading...