William Petty Quotes

“He mocked those who still spent their time bent over books, for 'discoveries and improvements' would not be found in trawling the work of others. He had decided the previous year to stop reading altogether and instead to focus entirely on active experimentation...”
― Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

“... he was not one to let other people's feelings get in the way when he knew he was right.”
― Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown

“His personal success, combined with his surfeit of self-confidence and shortage of charm, had multiplied his enemies and soon they began to mobilize against him.”
― Anna Keay, The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown