32 ordspråk av John Selden
John Selden
John Selden föddes den December 16th 1584 och dog den 30 November 1654 - English jurist, scholar
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 'Tis a fine thing for children to learn to make verse; but when they come to be men, they must speak like other men, or else they will be laughed at |
| 'Tis not seasonable to call a man a traitor that has an army at his heels |
| 'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess |
| 'Tis not the eating, nor 'tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess |
| A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone. |
| A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat. |
| A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat. |
| Casting out devils is mere juggling; they never cast out any but what they first cast in |
| He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long as you stroke him, and please him, and do not pinch him, he will play with you as finely as may be, he is a very good moral mastiff; but if you hurt him, he will fly in your face, and tear out your throat. |
| Humanity is a Virtue all preach, none practice, and yet every body is content to hear |
| Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another |
| Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him |
| In my intellect, I may divide (faith and works), just as in the candle I know there is both light and heat; yet put out the candle, and both are gone |
| In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. |
| It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess. |
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