Sir Fulke Greville Professions : Baron Willoughby de Broke Born : 1536 Died : 1606 Browse All Authors Top 42 quotes by Sir Fulke Greville Good-humor is allied to generosity, ill-humor to meanness. Sir Fulke Greville meanness generosity ill I have often thought that the nature of women was interior to that of men in general, but superior in particular. Sir Fulke Greville particular nature men The brains of a pedant however full, are vacant. Sir Fulke Greville vacant pedants brain A very small offence may be a just cause for great resentment: it is often much less the particular instance which is obnoxious to us than the proof it carries with it of the general tenor and disposition of the mind from whence it sprung. Sir Fulke Greville causes mind may Out of mind as soon as out of sight. Sir Fulke Greville sight mind Man is the only creature endowed with the power of laughter. Sir Fulke Greville laughter creatures men The world is an excellent judge in general, but a very bad one in particular. Sir Fulke Greville judgment judging world True joy is only hope put out of fear. Sir Fulke Greville true-joy joy A lively and agreeable man has not only the merit of liveliness and agreeableness himself, but that also of awakening them in others. Sir Fulke Greville awakening inspiration men As charity covers a multitude of sins before God, so does politeness before men. Sir Fulke Greville charity doe men Those men who are commended by everybody must be very extraordinary men; or, which is more probable, very inconsiderable men. Sir Fulke Greville extraordinary popularity men Removing prejudices is, alas! too often removing the boundary of a delightful near prospect in order to let in a shockingly extensive one. Sir Fulke Greville prejudice boundaries order Unbecoming forwardness oftener proceeds from ignorance than impudence. Sir Fulke Greville unbecoming ignorance manners The mind of man is this world's true dimension; and knowledge is the measure of the mind. Sir Fulke Greville mind men knowledge We laugh heartily to see a whole flock of sheep jump because one did so. Might not one imagine that superior beings do the same, and for exactly the same reason? Sir Fulke Greville fashion sheep laughing Some characters are like some bodies in chemistry; very good, perhaps, in themselves, yet fly off and refuse the least conjunction with each other. Sir Fulke Greville chemistry body character He whom God chooseth, out of doubt doth well: Sir Fulke Greville wells doubt religion True delicacy, as true generosity, is more wounded by an offence from itself--if I may be allowed the expression--than to itself. Sir Fulke Greville delicacy generosity expression A proud man never shows his pride so much as when he is civil. Sir Fulke Greville proud pride men To divest one's self of some prejudices would be like taking off the skin to feel the better. Sir Fulke Greville prejudice skins self
