Quotes by Raleigh, Sir Walter

Who so taketh in hand to frame any state or government ought to presup >>

There is nothing exempt from the peril of mutation; the earth, heavens >>

Use your youth so that you may have comfort to remember it when it has >>

Quotations about History and Historians

It does seem so pleasant to talk with an old acquaintance who knows wh >>

The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from his >>

I can see only one safe rule for the historian: that he should recogni >>

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.

Raleigh, Sir Walter