John Lambe Quotes
… they seem to be such as would not swear, whore, nor be drunk, but they would lie, cozen and deceive.
John Lambe, 1545-1628, English Astrologer & Intelligence Agent of The Duke of Buckingham, Description of Puritans, Quoted in a Star Chamber trial in 1637
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This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David. This quotation urges a leader to avoid advisors and appointees who do not tell the truth.
Franklin was the superstar of his day in terms of popularity—especially in Europe. However, his informal, social style together with his late hours and popularity with the ladies, together with the fact that he seemed on good social terms with even enemies developed a combination of jealousy, frustration and even suspicion by some of his diplomatic colleagues.
Accounts of Lambe's life would also appear in later writings, such as Isaac D'Israeli's Curiosities of Literature and Sir Walter Scott's Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft.
