"More solid things do not show the complexion……" — John Selden
"More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels."
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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 Ballads Quotes
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one of 94 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of…
— Christina Aguilera
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The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite…
— Nick Cave
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The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but…
— Lascelles Abercrombie
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You can separate the men from the boys and ballads.
— Coleman Hawkins
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A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy.
— William Wordsworth
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I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also…
— Aaliyah
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I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true.
— William Shakespeare
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What we try to do with all of our albums, is live out our musical fantasies in the most honest…
— Michael Hutchence
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Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story…
— David Massengill
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I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings…
— David Massengill
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Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
— Brad Paisley
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I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people.
— Joe Cocker
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