John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2434 Sir Thomas Browne 1605-1682 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2434 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682) |
| QUOTATION: | Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana; he is almost lost that built it. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Dedication to Urn-Burial. Chap. v. |
| Note 1. The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome Outlives in fame the pious fool that raised it. Colley Cibber: Richard III, act iii. sc. 1. [back] |