William Camden
William Camden
William Camdenwas an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Annales, the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionHistorian
bread eating
Better halfe a loafe than no bread.
arrive died heaven meant pick stood
A zealous locksmith died of late,And did arrive at heaven gate,He stood without and would not knock,Because he meant to pick the lock.
arrive died heaven meant pick stood
A zealous locksmith died of late, And did arrive at heaven gate, He stood without and would not knock, Because he meant to pick the lock.
excuse
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
wisdom all-time packs
Wisdom is at all times the least burdensome traveling pack.
clothes cold providence
God sendeth cold after clothes.
missing ells inches
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
dog fun empty-vessels
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks
pudding eating proof
All the proof of a pudding is in the eating.
mischief
He that mischief hatcheth, mischief catcheth.
mercy found stirrups
Betwixt the stirrup and the ground Mercy I asked, mercy I found.
judging judgment mercy
My friend, judge not me, Thou seest I judge not thee; Betwixt the stirrop and the ground, Mercy I askt, mercy I found.
wisdom italian bird
The early bird catches the worm.
dog tricks teach
It is hard to teach an old dog tricks.