Walter Raleigh Quotes


No one is wise or safe, but they that are honest.


Citations

Raleigh, Sir Walter. Sir Walter Raleigh's Instructions to His Son and to Posterity. London, Benjamin Fisher, 1632, p. 23.

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Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh
  • Born:
  • Died: October 29, 1618
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Explorer

Sir Walter Raleigh, also spelled Ralegh, was an English statesman, soldier, spy, writer, poet, explorer, and landed gentleman. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England during the Spanish Armada and held political positions under Elizabeth I.