John Avery
The late seventeenth century saw the height of the golden age of maritime piracy, when English seafarers operating beyond the reach of crown authority carved out careers through plunder and illicit trade across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Henry Every, also known as John Avery, was born on 23 August 1659 in Newton Ferrers, England, and would become one of the more notorious figures operating in that world.
Every worked as a pirate, privateer, and slave trader during the 1690s, a period when the boundaries between licensed seafaring and outright piracy were frequently blurred. As a citizen of the Kingdom of England, he operated in an era when the state's ability to police its sailors at sea remained limited, and men with his range of occupations were far from uncommon in the ports and shipping lanes of the time.
Every died in Devon in 1699, returning, it seems, to the region where he had been born. The Library of Congress, which catalogs him under the name John Avery with an active date of 1695, reflects the dual identity he carried through historical records. That cataloging note remains one of the more concrete anchors his name has in the documentary record today.
Quotes by John Avery
Relationships are like apples: they can be sweet and satisfying. But once you bite into a bad one, it's hard to go back to the barrel again.
Why waste precious time and energy trying to be someone you're not when you can put it to much better use simply being yourself?
To never aspire to excellence means to never fully comprehend the amount of work required to achieve it.
To go where you're wishing you could go, first you must tie your shoes and step off the porch.
Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks.
Some people burn all of their energy helping themselves, while some use all of it helping others. The happiest among us do a little of both.
As we age, the bright light of youth either burns out or burns stronger - it's our choice.
Most people who succeed in life have no clue that what they are trying to achieve is impossible.
