"No man is the wiser for his learning" — John Selden

"No man is the wiser for his learning"

— John Selden

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66 Quotes by John Selden

John Selden has 66 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.
Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please…
Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.
We pick out a text here and there to make it serve our turn; whereas , if we take it…
Of all the actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all the actions…
Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.
Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.
If the prisoner should ask the judge whether he would be content to be hanged, were he in his case,…
I have taken much pains to know everything that is esteemed worth knowing amongst men; but with all my reading,…
He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long as…
To preach long, loud, and Damnation, is the way to be cried up. We love a man that damns us,…
Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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