Quotes by James Howell

About James Howell:

James Howell is in many ways a representative figure of his age. The son of a Welsh clergyman, he was for much of his life in the shadow of his elder brother Thomas Howell, who became Lord Bishop of Bristol.
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Could any State on Earth Immortall be, Venice by Her rare Goverment is She; Venice Great Neptunes Minion, still a Mayd, Though by the warrlikst Potentats assayed; Yet She retaines Her Virgin-waters pure, Nor any Forren mixtures can endure; Though, Sy...

James Howell

This life at best is but an inn, And we the passengers.

James Howell

All we can do is be better prepared today than yesterday and better prepared tomorrow than today.

James Howell

Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.

James Howell

Proverbs may not improperly be called the philosophy of the common people.

James Howell

Who has the fame to be an early riser may sleep till noon.

James Howell

It's no use crying over spilt milk' *It means that what has happened is over and can not be changed, so clean up the mess and get on with life* What’s done, is done.

James Howell

The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.

James Howell

Respect a man, he will do it the more.

James Howell

One hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen.

James Howell

Author Bio

  • NameJames Howell
  • DescriptionAnglo-Welsh historian and writer
  • Born1594
  • Died1666
  • ProfessionPolitician