Quotes by Sir Walter Raleigh

O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of men, and covered them all over with these two narrow words, "Hic jacet."

— Sir Walter Raleigh

Life

Use thy youth so that thou mayest have comfort to remember it when it hath forsaken thee, and not sigh and grieve at the account thereof. Use it as the spring-time which soon departeth, and wherein thou oughtest to plant and sow all provisions for a long and happy life.

— Sir Walter Raleigh

Happiness

Fain would I climb, yet fear I to fall.

— Sir Walter Raleigh

Courage

In Examinations those who do not wish to know ask questions of those who cannot tell.

— Sir Walter Raleigh

Wisdom