Robert Chamberlain, born in England in 1607, was a minor English playwright and poet of the Caroline Age. He was also a noted aphorist of the time, although these brief sentences are only known from his small book, Nocturnal Lucubrations, or Meditations Divine and Morall. As they are, the aphorisms collected together and reprinted here have been taken from this short work (which also include a number of epigrams, or brief poems).
Chamberlain’s aphorisms, or short, witty sentences – in England at this time commonly referred to as apophthegms – reflect the times and circumstances in which they were written. Perhaps that is what makes them so interesting as personal ruminations, and why they are still relevant to today's world. A good number of these aphorisms are reprinted in this short book, which comprises over 150 of his most interesting aphorisms, and which are noteworthy enough to be presented again to readers of a later age.
Chamberlain’s aphorisms, or short, witty sentences – in England at this time commonly referred to as apophthegms – reflect the times and circumstances in which they were written. Perhaps that is what makes them so interesting as personal ruminations, and why they are still relevant to today's world. A good number of these aphorisms are reprinted in this short book, which comprises over 150 of his most interesting aphorisms, and which are noteworthy enough to be presented again to readers of a later age.
