George Villiers Quotes

1628–1687, British Wit, Poet,, Statesman, Duke of Buckingham · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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“The world's a wood, in which all lose their way, Though by a different path each goes astray.”
Verified"A Satyr upon the Follies of the Men of the Age", line 109; cited from The Works of His Grace, George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham (London: T. Evans, 1770) vol. 2, p. 156 · evidenceDetails & citeWorld
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“Men's fame is like their hair, which grows after they are dead, and with just as little use to them.”
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