| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Let not the cobbler overstep his last (Ne su’tor ultra crep’idam). Let no one presume to interfere in matters of which he is ignorant. The tale goes that a cobbler detected a fault in the shoe-latchet of one of Apelles’ paintings, and the artist rectified the fault. The cobbler, thinking himself very wise, next ventured to criticise the legs; but Apelles answered, “Keep to your trade”—you understand about shoes, but not about anatomy. | 1 |
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