I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We grasp at everything, but catch nothing except wind.
The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: (ed. 1776)
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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
