139 Quotes by Walter Raleigh

Hatreds are the cinders of affection.

Let valour end my life!

I wish I loved the Human Race; I wish I loved its silly face; I wish I liked the way it walks; I wish I liked the way it talks; And when I'm introduced to one I wish I thought What Jolly Fun!

Speaking much is a sign of vanity, for he that is lavish with words is a niggard in deed

I shall never be persuaded that God hath shut up all light of learning within the lantern of Aristotle's brain.

No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women

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.

The world itself is but a large prison, out of which some are daily led to execution.

[It is a basic principle of a tyrant] to unarm his people of weapons, money and all means whereby they resist his power.