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# Sir Henry Wotton

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Sir Henry Wotton was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625.

## Quick Facts About Sir Henry Wotton

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## About Sir Henry Wotton

Sir Henry Wotton was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg in 1604, he famously said "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country".

##  Quotes by Sir Henry Wotton

> [So, when my mistress shall beseen In form and beauty of her mind, By virtue first, then choice, a queen,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-henry-wotton/so-when-my-mistress-shall-beseen-in-form-and-beauty-of-her-mind-by/)

[Sir Henry Wotton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-henry-wotton/)

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

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> [Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-henry-wotton/tell-the-truth-and-so-puzzle-and-confound-your-adversaries/)

[Sir Henry Wotton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-henry-wotton/)

[Adversaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversaries/)

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> [“How happy is he born and taught That serveth not another's will; Whose armor is his honest thought, And simple truth his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sir-henry-wotton/how-happy-is-he-born-and-taught-that-serveth-not-another-s-will-whose/)

[Sir Henry Wotton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sir-henry-wotton/)

[Simple truth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/simple-truth/)

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