A wise man will pay no attention to ordinary rumors. You may infer from it that my subjects are not very well pleased that my cause has come to no better conclusion. I shall have reason to doubt your faith and the integrity of your friendship when your words and professions so little agree.
Henry VIII to Cardinal Campeggio
[Henry VIII: October 1529, 17-31, Pages 2675-2688]
Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 4, 1524-1530.
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