"Commonly we say a judgment falls upon a……" — John Selden
"Commonly we say a judgment falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide."
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66 Quotes by John Selden
John Selden has 66 quotes on this site.
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Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.
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Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please…
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Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.
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We pick out a text here and there to make it serve our turn; whereas , if we take it…
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Of all the actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all the actions…
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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.
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Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.
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If the prisoner should ask the judge whether he would be content to be hanged, were he in his case,…
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I have taken much pains to know everything that is esteemed worth knowing amongst men; but with all my reading,…
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He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long as…
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To preach long, loud, and Damnation, is the way to be cried up. We love a man that damns us,…
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Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
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More Abide Quotes
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one of 296 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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A wise person decides slowly but abides by these decisions.
— Arthur Ashe
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Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means... airline insurance replaces the fear…
— Cecil Beaton
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A young woman who knows and loves the Book of Mormon, who has read it several times, who has an…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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You're president, if you conclude my judgment is not the right judgment, I abide by that, but I want an…
— Joe Biden
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As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government.
— Theodore Bikel
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I cannot abide anyone treating another human being like a piece of dirt, whatever the context.
— Jo Brand
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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
— Franz Grillparzer
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All our moments are last moments. We abide in the forever leaving of our own coming? We can put our…
— Jens Jensen
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If we then let the words of Christ abide in us, they will stir us up in prayer.
— Reuben Archer Torrey
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If we do not abide in prayer, we will abide in temptation. Let this be one aspect of our daily…
— John Owen
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People have a pathway to citizenship right now- It's to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a…
— Bob Goodlatte
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As for disappointing them I should not so much mind; but I can't abide to disappoint myself.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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