24 Quotations by John Selden
- 1. 'Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.
- 2. A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one c ...
- 3. A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man ...
- 4. Do as I say not do as I do
- 5. Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak.
- 6. He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long a ...
- 7. Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.
- 8. Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
- 9. Ignorance of the law excuses no man: Not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every ...
- 10. In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisf ...
- 11. It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.
- 12. Of all actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of ...
- 13. Of all actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of ...
- 14. Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.
- 15. Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
- 16. Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
- 17. Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commo ...
- 18. Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he kn ...
- 19. The world cannot be governed without juggling.
- 20. They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors bu ...
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