Walter Raleigh Quotes


There never was a man of solid understanding, whose apprehensions are sober, and by a pensive inspection advised, but that he hath found by an irresistible necessity one true God and everlasting being.


Citations

Raleigh, Walter. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt. Vol. 2, Oxford University Press, 1829, p. 1.

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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.