Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet Professions : Politician Born : July 18, 1726 Died : January 10, 1784 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet The law hath so many contradictions and varyings from itself, that the law may not improperly be called a law-breaker. It is become too changeable a thing to be defined: it is made little less a Mystery than the Gospel. The clergy and the lawyers, like the Freemasons, may be supposed to take an oath not to tell the secret. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet secret law may No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet weakness play men There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet philosopher reason thinking When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get anything by their Victory but new masters. Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are very seldom upon good Terms. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet victory liberty people A wise man will keep his Suspicions muzzled, but he will keep them awake. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet awake wise men When by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason an apprentice to gain, and instead of a director, maketh it a drudge. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet cutting wings men He who thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet pride business thinking He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet creativity chance decision Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet giving men funny You should live in the world so as it may hang about you like a loose garment. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet garments may world Men that cannot entertain themselves want somebody, though they care for nobody. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet care want men Could we know what men are most apt to remember, we might know what they are most apt to do. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet remember might men A princely mind will undo a private family. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet mind Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet arms lows long The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet prophet good-memories memories There is hardly any man so strict as not to vary a little from truth when he is to make an excuse. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet excuse littles men Men seldom understand any laws but those they feel. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet law feels men Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet couple parent children Men in business are in as much danger from those at work under them as from those that work against them. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet artistic danger men Weak men are the worse for the good sense they read in books because it furnisheth them only with more matter to mistake. Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet mistake men book Similar Authors Bill Jenkins politician Brad Duguid politician Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott politician Brinda Karat politician Boyle Roche politician Boutros Boutros-Ghali politician All Authors
