“War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good fortune.”

Sir Walter Raleigh
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“Whoso taketh in hand to frame any state or government ought to presuppose that all men are evil, and at occasions will show themselves so to be.”

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

Sir Walter Raleigh
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“The world is but a large prison, out of which some are daily selected for execution.”

Sir Walter Raleigh
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“Better were it to be unborn than to be ill bred.”

Sir Walter Raleigh
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“No one is wise or safe, but they that are honest.”

Sir Walter Raleigh
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“Hatreds are the cinders of affection.”

Sir Walter Raleigh
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“No man is esteemed for colorful garments except by fools and women.”

Sir Walter Raleigh
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“Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.”

Sir Walter Raleigh
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