"Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet."

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John Selden

" Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do. "
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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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John Selden

" Philosophy is nothing but discretion. "
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John Selden

" 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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John Selden

" Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his... "
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John Selden

" Commonly we say a judgement falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide. "
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John Selden

" Never tell your resolution beforehand. "
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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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John Selden

" Gentelmen heve ever been more temperate in their religion than common people, as having mo... "
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John Selden

" Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an ex... "
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John Selden

" 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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