Quotes from Oliver Cromwell

Put your trust in God and keep your powder dry.

You have sat too long for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!

Do not trust to the cheering, for those very persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be hanged.

He who stops being better stops being good.

Consider That Ye May Be Wrong.

Necessity has no law.

God made them as stubble to our swords.

A man never goes so far as when he does not know whither he is going.

Subtlety may deceive you; intedrity never will.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom and counsel, or strength of man? It is the Lord only. God will curse that man and his house that dares to think otherwise. Sir, you see the work is done by a Divine leading. God gets into the hearts of men, and persuades them to come under you.

I have not the particular shining bauble or feather in my cap for crowds to gaze at or kneel to, but I have power and resolution for foes to tremble at.

Your pretended fear lest error should step in, is like the man who would keep all wine out of the country, lest men should be drunk. It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon a supposition he may abuse it. When he doth abuse it, judge.

A man never goes so far as when he does not know wither he is going.