Henry Wotton Quotes
No.	Quotation	Subject
1	How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armour is his honest thought, And simple truth his utmost skill! Whose passions not his masters are; Whose soul is still prepared for death, Untied unto the world by care Of public fame or private breath; Who envies none that chance doth raise, Nor vice; who never understood How deepest wounds are giv'n by praise; Nor rules of state, but rules of good; Who hath his life from rumours freed; Whose conscience is his strong retreat; Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Nor ruin make oppressors great. Who God doth late and early pray More of His grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend.	Character
2	An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie and intrigue abroad for the benefit of his country.	Politics
3	How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his only skill! . . . . . . . This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to	Freedom
4	What though no friends in sable weeds appear, Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year, And bear about the mockery of woe To midnight dances and the public show! _To the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady_. A. POPE. He first deceased; she for a little tried To live without him, liked it not, and died.	Mourning

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