33 ordspråk av John Selden

CH  John Selden

John Selden föddes den 16 december 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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