George Grenville Professions : British statesman Born : October 14, 1712 Died : December 13, 1770 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by George Grenville A wise government knows how to enforce with temper, or to conciliate with dignity. George Grenville political government wise The criterion of true beauty is, that it increases in examination; of false, that it lessens. There is something, therefore, in true beauty that corresponds with the right reason, and it is not merely the creature of fancy. George Grenville examination beauty art Similar Authors Austen Chamberlain british-statesman Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone british-statesman Henry Seymour Conway british-statesman George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton british-statesman F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead british-statesman John Bright british-statesman All Authors