Селден, Джон цитаты

Джон Селден — английский юрист, историк права, антиквар, политический деятель.

✵ 16. Декабрь 1584 – 30. Ноябрь 1654
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Селден, Джон: Цитаты на английском языке

“Never king dropped out of the clouds.”

Power.
Table Talk (1689)

“Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world.”

Pope. Compare: "Behold, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed", Oxenstiern (1583–1654).
Table Talk (1689)

“Wit and wisdom are born with a man.”

Learning.
Table Talk (1689)

“Never tell your resolution beforehand.”

Wisdom.
Table Talk (1689)

“Philosophy is nothing but discretion.”

Philosophy.
Table Talk (1689)

“Syllables govern the world.”

Power.
Table Talk (1689)

“Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do.”

Preaching.
Table Talk (1689)

“Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.”

Wisdom.
Table Talk (1689)

“No man is the wiser for his learning.”

Learning.
Table Talk (1689)

“Marriage is a desperate thing.”

Marriage.
Table Talk (1689)