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> [I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height, nor yet in obscurity. I have been called to several employments in the nation - to serve in parliaments, - and ( because I would not be over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/i-was-by-birth-a-gentleman-living-neither-in-any-considerable-height/)

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## More by Oliver Cromwell

> [Does a man speak foolishly?--suffer him gladly, for you are wise. Does he speak erroneously?--stop such a man's mouth with sound words that cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/does-a-man-speak-foolishly-suffer-him-gladly-for-you-are-wise-does-he/)

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> [I have not the particular shining bauble or feather in my cap for crowds to gaze at or kneel to, but I have power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/i-have-not-the-particular-shining-bauble-or-feather-in-my-cap-for/)

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> [Necessity hath no law. Feigned necessities, imaginary necessities, are the greatest cozenage men can put upon the Providence of God, and make pretences to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/necessity-hath-no-law-feigned-necessities-imaginary-necessities-are/)

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> [Royalty is but a feather in a man's cap; let children enjoy their rattle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/royalty-is-but-a-feather-in-a-man-s-cap-let-children-enjoy-their/)

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> [Necessity hath no law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/necessity-hath-no-law/)

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> [Catholicism is more than a religion, it is a political power. Therefore I'm led to believe there will be no peace in Ireland until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/catholicism-is-more-than-a-religion-it-is-a-political-power-therefore/)

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> [A man never rises higher than when he does not know whither his path can still lead him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/a-man-never-rises-higher-than-when-he-does-not-know-whither-his-path/)

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> [In return for financial support will advocate admission of Jews to England; This however impossible while Charles living. Charles cannot be executed without trial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/in-return-for-financial-support-will-advocate-admission-of-jews-to/)

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> [Some people have food, but no appetite; others have an appetite, but no food. I have both. The Lord be praised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/some-people-have-food-but-no-appetite-others-have-an-appetite-but-no/)

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> [No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/no-one-rises-so-high-as-he-who-knows-not-whither-he-is-going/)

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> [“I do not believe that this is an evil king. But he is confused. And he cannot say no to his wife. Therefore if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/i-do-not-believe-that-this-is-an-evil-king-but-he-is-confused-and-he/)

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> [Sir, what can be said of these things? Is it the arm of the flesh that hath done these things? Is it the wisdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/sir-what-can-be-said-of-these-things-is-it-the-arm-of-the-flesh-that/)

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> [He who ceases to be better, ceases to be good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/he-who-ceases-to-be-better-ceases-to-be-good/)

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> [I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height, nor yet in obscurity. I have been called to several employments in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/i-was-by-birth-a-gentleman-living-neither-in-any-considerable-height/)

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> [“Subtlety may deceive you; intedrity never will.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-cromwell/subtlety-may-deceive-you-intedrity-never-will/)

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