Henry Wotton
Henry Wotton
Sir Henry Wottonwas an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. He is often quoted as saying, "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country."...
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Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries
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Tell the truth so as to puzzle and confound your adversaries.
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Broadway is a place where people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like
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Lord of himself, though not of lands, And having nothing, yet hath all
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Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And grief is forced to laugh against her will.
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An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie and intrigue for the benefit of his country.
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He first deceased, She for a little, tried; To live without him, Liked it not, and died
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An Ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
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An ambassador is a man of virtue sent to lie abroad for his country; a news-writer is a man without virtue who lies at home for himself
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How happy is he born and taught; that serves not another's will, whose armor is his honest thought and truth, his utmost skill.
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An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country.
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You meaner beauties of the night, That poorly satisfy our eyes More by your number than your light; You common people of the skies, What are you when the sun shall rise? This was printed with music as early as 1624, in East's Sixth Set of Books, and is found in many manuscripts.
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Ambassadors are honest men sent abroad to lie for their countries.
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Well building hat three conditions. Commodity, firmness, and delight.