33 ordspråk av John Selden
John Selden
John Selden föddes den December 16th 1584 och dog den 30 November 1654 - English jurist, scholar
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 Money makes a man laugh |
| No man is the wiser for his learning |
| 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 born with a man. |
| Old friends are best. |
| Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet. |
| Philosophy is nothing but discretion. |
| Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain. |
| Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain. |
| Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. |
| The world cannot be governed without juggling. |
| They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black. |
| They that govern the most make the least noise. |
| To preach long, loud, and Damnation, is the way to be cried up. We love a man that damns us, and we run after him again to save us. |
| We measure the excellency of other men by some excellency we conceive to be in ourselves |
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Proverb (1469560 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 st)
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Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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