Home / Authors / Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh Quotes

Writer

Walter Raleigh was an English writer, explorer, soldier, and politician. He is renowned for his poetry, such as 'The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd', and his involvement in the establishment of the Roanoke Colony in North America. Raleigh served as a courtier to Elizabeth I and later became a favorite of King James I.

Filter quotes by topic

All Men Ifs World May Thee Evil Tongue Desire War Thinking Virtue Wise Body Care Done Firsts Giving Honest Joy Life

Famous Walter Raleigh Quotes

“No mortal thing can bear so high a price, But that with mortal thing it may be bought.”

May Bears Mortals Bribe Bribery

Book:Miscellaneous works

Source: Miscellaneous works

“Bad language or abuse, I never, never use, Whatever the emergency; Though 'Bother it' I may Occasionally say, I never use a big, big D : What, never? : No, never! : What never? : Well, hardly ever! : Hardly ever swears a big, big D Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the well-bred Captain of the Pinafore!”

Giving Wells May Use Bigs Three Language Abuse Bother Cheer Swear Captains Emergencies Bad Language

Author:Walter Raleigh

“Oh, doughty sons of Hungary! May all success Attend and bless Your warlike ironmongery!”

May Son Bless Hungary

Author:Walter Raleigh

“Take special care that thou never trust any friend or servant with any matter that may endanger thine estate; for so shalt thou make thyself a bond-slave to him that thou trustest, and leave thyself always to his mercy.”

May Matter Care Special Trust Mercy Slave Caring Servant Estates Thyself Never Trust

Book:The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt: Miscellaneous works

Source: The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt: Miscellaneous works

“The bodies of men, munition, and money may justly be called the sinews of war.”

Men May War Body

Book:The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh

Source: The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh

“In a word, we may gather out of History a policy no less wise than I eternal; by the comparison and application of other mens fore-passed miseries with our own like errours and ill-deservings.”

May History Wise Policy Eternal Misery Ill Comparison Application

Book:The History of the World, in Five Books

Source: The History of the World, in Five Books

“Whosoever in writing a modern history shall follow the truth too near the heels it may haply strike out his teeth.”

Writing May History Modern Strikes Teeth Heels Modern History

Author:Walter Raleigh

“Use your youth so that you may have comfort to remember it when it has forsaken you, and not sigh and grieve at the account thereof.”

May Use Remember Youth Comfort Accounts Grieving Sigh Forsaken

Author:Walter Raleigh

“Historians desiring to write the actions of men, ought to set down the simple truth, and not say anything for love or hatred; also to choose such an opportunity for writing as it may be lawful to think what they will, and write what they think, which is a rare happiness of the time.”

Thinking Men Love Writing May Action Opportunity Simple Ought Hatred Historian Say Anything Simple Truths

Book:Miscellaneous works

Source: Miscellaneous works

“Fain would I, but I dare not; I dare, and yet I may not; I may, although I care not, for pleasure when I play not.”

May Play Care Pleasure Dare I Care

Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Raleigh (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Raleigh (Illustrated)

“Silence in love betrays more woe - Than words though ne'er so witty; A beggar that is dumb, you know, may challenge double pity.”

Knows May Challenges Love Is Silence Witty Pity Dumb Betray Woe Beggar

Author:Walter Raleigh