We think our Fathers Fools, so wise we grow;
Our wiser Sons, no doubt, will think us so.


An Essay on Criticism (1711)


We think our Fathers Fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser Sons, no doubt, will think us so.

We think our Fathers Fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser Sons, no doubt, will think us so.

We think our Fathers Fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser Sons, no doubt, will think us so.

We think our Fathers Fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser Sons, no doubt, will think us so.