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"Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet."
John Selden
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John Selden
United Kingdom - Misc
All quotes by John Selden
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Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do.
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John Selden
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Wit and wisdom are born with a man.
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Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
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It is not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.
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Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
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They that govern the most make the least noise.
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No man is the wiser for his learning.
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Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his...
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Commonly we say a judgement falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide.
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John Selden
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Never tell your resolution beforehand.
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John Selden
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A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness' sake. Just as in a fam...
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Gentelmen heve ever been more temperate in their religion than common people, as having mo...
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Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an ex...
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Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.
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