Sir Walter Raleigh Quotes
Most popular Sir Walter Raleigh Quotes
Speaking much is a sign of vanity.
Live thy better, let thy worst thoughts die.
No man is esteemed by garments, but by fools.
History hath triumphed over time, which besides it nothing but eternity hath triumphed over.
The difference between a rich man and a poor man, is this — the former eats when he pleases, and the latter when he can get it.
Men's fortunes are oftener made by their tongues than by their virtues; and more men's fortunes overthrown thereby than by their vices.
A flatterer is said to be a beast that biteth smiling . . . . But it is hard to know them from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend.
Remember, that if thou marry for beauty, thou bindest thyself all thy life for that which perchance will neither last nor please thee one year; and when thou hast it, it will be to thee of no price at all; for the desire dieth when it is attained, and the affection perisheth when it is satisfied.
