Sir Walter Raleigh

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    “But from this earth, this grave, this dust,
    My God shall raise me up, I trust.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

    “But it is hard to know them from friends, they are so obsequious and full of protestations; for a wolf resembles a dog, so doth a flatterer a friend.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618)

    “TV has changed!”
    —Roger Spottiswoode, U.S. screenwriter, Walter Hill, and Larry Gross. Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy)

    “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.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552–1618)