He first deceased; she for a little tried
To live without him, liked it not, and died.
Henry Wotton Quotes
1568–1639 England
Sir Henry Wotton (March 30, 1568 – December 1639) was an English author and diplomat.
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Also known as: Wotton, Henry
16 quotes
I am but a gatherer and disposer of other men's stuff.
Preface to the Elements of Architecture (1624)
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
Written in the album of Christopher Fleckmore (1604)
Lord of himself, though not of lands;
And having nothing, yet hath all.
Advised a young diplomat "to tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound his enemies."
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.
Reliquiae Wottonainae (1651)
Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
The Disparity Between Buckingham and Essex (1651)
Love lodged in a woman's breast
Is but a guest.
A Woman's Heart (1651)
Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.
The itch of disputing will prove the scab of churches.
A Panegyric to King Charles (1651)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Wotton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.