Walter Raleigh (professor) Quotes

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The engine is the heart of an aeroplane, but the pilot is its soul.

Walter Raleigh

Eat slowly: only men in rags
And gluttons old in sin
Mistake themselves for carpet bags
and tumble victuals in.

Walter Raleigh

God's most candid critics are those of his children whom he has made poets.

Walter Raleigh

The cavalry, in particular, were not friendly to the aeroplane, which it was believed, would frighten the horses.

Walter Raleigh

I wish I loved the human Race,
I wish I loved its silly face,
I wish I liked the way it walks,
I wish I liked the way it talks,
And when I'm introduced to one,
I wish I thought "what jolly fun"!

Walter Raleigh

In an examination those who do not wish to know ask questions of those who cannot tell.

Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh

Born: September 5, 1861

Died: May 13, 1922 (aged 60)

Bio: Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh was an English scholar, poet, and author. Raleigh was also a Cambridge Apostle.

Known for:

The English novel
Poetry and fact
Short Works of Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Six essays on Johnson
Shakespeare and England

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