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Quotes from Sir Henry Wotton

How happy is he born and taught,That serveth not another's will;Whose armor is his honest thought,And simple truth his utmost skill!
~ Sir Henry Wotton
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
He first deceased; she for a little triedTo live without him, liked it not, and died.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
Lord of himself, though not of lands;And having nothing, yet hath all.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
Who God doth late and early pray,More of his grace than gifts to send,And entertains the harmless dayWith a well-chosen book or friend.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
The itch of disputing will prove the scab of churches.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
Hanging was the worst use a man could be put to.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
The itch of disputing is the scab of the churches.
~ Sir Henry Wotton
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.
~ Sir Henry Wotton