John Ray
John Ray
John Raywas an English naturalist widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray. From then on, he used 'Ray', after "having ascertained that such had been the practice of his family before him"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
Date of Birth29 November 1627
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He that cannot abide a bad market, deserves not a good one
sheep advice foolish
It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his counselor.
heart warm
When friends meet, hearts warm.
disease pleasure taxes
Diseases are the tax on pleasures.
liberty slavery fats
Lean liberty is better than fat slavery
jealousy jealous guilt
Guilt is always jealous
party men ignorant
The Democratic Party: Con-men elected by the ignorant and the arrogant.
padlocks wedlock
Wedlock is a padlock.
honesty men luck
The honester the man, the worse luck.
punishment sin
Many without punishment, none without sin.
geese feathers
Feather by feather the goose is plucked.
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Listeners ne'er hear good of themselves.
philosophy philosophical men
Who depends on another man's table often dines late.
hands fortune frugality
Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality its left.