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My father was delighted to teach me to shoot with the bow. He taught me how to draw, how to lay my body to the bow; not to draw with strength of arm as other nations do, but with the strength of the body.

— Hugh Latimer

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The drop of rain maketh a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by oft falling.

Seventh Sermon before Edward VI (1549)

We shall this day light such a candle by God's grace in England, as (I trust) shall never be put out.

Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, play the man! We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.

Play the man, Master Ridley; we shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.

There is one that passeth all the other, and is the most diligent prelate and preacher in all England. And will ye know who it is? I will tell you: it is the devil.

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