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Thomas Overbury, born in 1581 in England, was a renowned poet. His poetry is celebrated for its elegant meter and profound emotional expression, which has had a profound impact on the development of poetry in the following centuries.

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“Wit is brushwood; judgment, timber; the one gives the greatest flame, the other yields the most durable heat; and both meeting make the best fire.”

Giving Fire Judgment Meetings Wit Flames Heat Yield Timber

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“Wit and woman are two frail things, and both the frailer by concurring.”

Two Women Wit Frail

Book:The Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose of Sir Thomas Overbury, with Memoirs of His Life. The Tenth Edition

Source: The Miscellaneous Works in Verse and Prose of Sir Thomas Overbury, with Memoirs of His Life. The Tenth Edition

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