Sir John Harington

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    Whither goest thou?
    Bible: New Testament Peter, in John, 13:36.

    The words, which are repeated in John 16:5, are best known in the Latin form in which they appear in the Vulgate: Quo vadis? Jesus replies, “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.”

    Treason doth never prosper; what’s the reason?
    For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
    —Sir John Harington (1561–1612)