80 Quotes by Oliver Cromwell

Who can love to walk in the dark? But providence doth often so dispose.

Mr Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture freely like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it

Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary necessities . . . are the greatest cozenage that men can put upon the Providence of God, and make pretences to break known rules by.

It is not fit that you should sit here any longer!

It is not my design to drink or to sleep, but my design is to make what haste I can to be gone

Remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.

We will cut off his (the king's) head with the crown on it

What shall we do with this bauble? There, take it away.

Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry.