William Camden Quotes

• The sea hath fish for every man.

  William Camden

  Men, Rivers, Lakes

  William Camden, John Philipot, Thomas Moule, Mark Antony Lower (1870). “Remains Concerning Britain”, p.334, Ep Publishing Limited

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• My friend, judge not me,
  Thou seest I judge not thee;
  Betwixt the stirrop and the ground,
  Mercy I askt, mercy I found.

  William Camden

  Judging, Judgment, Mercy

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• The early bird catches the worm.

  William Camden

  Wisdom, Italian, Bird

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• All the proof of a pudding is in the eating.

  William Camden

  Pudding, Eating, Proof

  William Camden, John Philipot, Thomas Moule, Mark Antony Lower (1870). “Remains Concerning Britain”, p.333, Ep Publishing Limited

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• Betwixt the stirrup and the ground Mercy I asked, mercy I found.

  William Camden

  Mercy, Found, Stirrups

  'Remains Concerning Britain' (1605) 'Epitaphs'

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• It is hard to teach an old dog tricks.

  William Camden

  Dog, Tricks, Teach

  William Camden (1870). “Remaines of a greater worke, concerning Britaine [signed M.N.] 2 pt. [Another]”, p.326

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• Better halfe a loafe than no bread.

  William Camden

  Bread, Eating

  William Camden, John Philipot (1636). “Remaines concerning Britaine, their languages, names, surnames: allusions ...”, p.293

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• Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

  William Camden

  Excuse

  William Camden, John Philipot (1637). “Remaines concerning Britaine: Their Languages, Names, Surnames ...”, p.293

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• Wisdom is at all times the least burdensome traveling pack.

  William Camden

  Wisdom, All Time, Packs

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• An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

  William Camden

  Missing, Ells, Inches

  William Camden, John Philipot, Thomas Moule, Mark Antony Lower (1870). “Remains Concerning Britain”, p.318, Ep Publishing Limited

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• You cannot teach an old dog new tricks

  William Camden

  Dog, Fun, Empty Vessels

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• He that mischief hatcheth, mischief catcheth.

  William Camden

  Mischief

  William Camden (1870). “Remaines of a greater worke, concerning Britaine [signed M.N.] 2 pt. [Another]”, p.324

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• God sendeth cold after clothes.

  William Camden

  Clothes, Cold, Providence

  "Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine". Book by William Camden, 1605.

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