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An ambassador is a man of virtue sent to lie abroad for his country; a news-writer is a man without virtue who lies at home for himself


Henry Wotton Sr.

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WALTER RALEIGH, SR. The gain of lying is, not to be trusted of any, nor to be believed when we speak the truth
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. Romance is a love affair in other that domestic surroundings
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. The difference between a rich man and a poor man, is this - the former eats hen when he pleases, and...
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. If the heart be right, it matters not which way the head lies
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. Take special care that thou never trust any friend or servant with any matter that may endanger thin...
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. In examinations, those who do now wish to know ask questions of those who cannot tell.
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. Love is a durable fire in the mind ever burning; never sick, never old, never dead from itself never...
WALTER RALEIGH, SR. All paraphrases and expletives are so much in disuse that soon the only way of making love will be t...
HUGH WALPOLE, SR. Happiness comes from... some curious adjustment to life.
HUGH WALPOLE, SR. Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world
HUGH WALPOLE, SR. 'Tisn't life that matters! 'Tis the courage you bring to it.
HUGH WALPOLE, SR. The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with wh...
HUGH WALPOLE, SR. I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive coun...
FRANCIS BACON SR. It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.
FRANCIS BACON SR. Courage is not merely a virtue; it is the virtue. Without it, there are no other virtues.
WILLIAM TEMPLE SR. Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.
JAMES DEWAR SR. Like the strawberry wives, that laid two or three great strawberries at the mouth of their pot, and ...
FRANCIS BACON SR.