Henry Wotton Quotes

Virtue is the roughest way, but proves at night a bed of down.

Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.

How happy is he born and taught; that serves not another's will, whose armor is his honest thought and truth, his utmost skill.

An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country.

An Ambassadore is a man of virtue sent to lie abroad for his country, a news writer is a man of no virtue who lies at home for himself.

In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well building has three conditions: Commodity, Firmness and Delight.

Ambassadors are honest men sent abroad to lie for their countries.

Well building hat three conditions. Commodity, firmness, and delight.

Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.

By weaker accents, what's your praise When Philomel her voice doth raise?

You violets that first appear, By your pure purple mantles known, Like the proud virgins of the year, As if the spring were all your own — What are you when the rose is blown?

I am but a gatherer and disposer of other men's stuff, at my best value.

The itch of disputation will prove the scab of the Church.

Take heed of thinking. The farther you go from the church of Rome, the nearer you are to God.

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.

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.

The itch of disputing is the scab of the churches.