Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

Quote by George Savile

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The people are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if...

The people are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if...

There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business;...

There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business;...

The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.

Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.

When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but...

When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but...

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own...

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own...

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue...

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue...

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with...

Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with...

Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady...

Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady...

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way.

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way.

In this Age, when it is said of a man, He knows how to live,...

In this Age, when it is said of a man, He knows how to live,...

Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make...

Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make...

Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison.

Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison.

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the...

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers in the...

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue...

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue...

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a...

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a...

The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best...

The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best...

He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do...

He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do...