All John Selden Quotes
- There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible. Bible
- No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are… Administer
- The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness. Cheerfulness
- Philosophy is nothing but discretion. Discretion
- The Hall was the place where the great lord used to eat . . . He ate not in private, except in time of sickness… Ate
- No man is the wiser for his learning Inspirational
- Marriage is a desperate thing. Broken
- Twas an unhappy Division that has been made between Faith and Works; though in my Intellect I may divide them, just as in the Candle… Been
- In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. Authors
- Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak. Few
- All things are God's already; we can give him no right, by consecrating any, that he had not before, only we set it apart to… All
- Humility is a virtue all men preach, none practice, and yet everybody is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servants,… All
- The Parish makes the constable, and when the constable is made, he governs the Parish. Constable
- The clergy would have us believe them against our own reason, as the woman would have her husband against his own eyes. Believe
- We measure the excellency of other men by some excellency we conceive to be in ourselves. Conceive
- Commonly we say a judgment falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide. Abide
- Wit and wisdom are born with a man. Born
- The world cannot be governed without juggling. Governed
- More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels. Ballads
- Ignorance of the law excuses no man. Excuse