Skip to content

Who God doth late and early pray,
More of his grace than gifts to send,
And entertains the harmless day
With a well-chosen book or friend.

— Henry Wotton

Another quote →

Topics

More quotes by Henry Wotton

He first deceased; she for a little tried
To live without him, liked it not, and died.

Upon the Death of Sir Albert Morton's Wife (1651)

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."

All Henry Wotton quotes →

You may also like

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

Albert Einstein Moral Decay (1937)

Science and religion are two human enterprises sharing many features.

Freeman Dyson Infinite in All Directions (1988)

The moment the idea is admitted into society, that property is not as sacred as the law of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.

John Adams A Defence of the Constitutions of Government (1787)

The Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators.

Thomas Babington Macaulay History of England (1849)

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Henry Wotton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.