A gallant man is above ill words. John Selden More Quotes by John Selden More Quotes From John Selden Marriage is a desperate thing. John Selden broken-heartbrokenheart No man is the wiser for his learning John Selden wiserlearningmen The Hall was the place where the great lord used to eat . . . He ate not in private, except in time of sickness . . . Nay, the king himself used to eat in the Hall, and his lords sat with him, and he understood men. John Selden kingstimemen If the prisoner should ask the judge whether he would be content to be hanged, were he in his case, he would answer no. Then, says the prisoner, do as you would be done to. John Selden compassionjudgingwould-be They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black. John Selden wearing-blackcolorrunning The clergy would have us believe them against our own reason, as the woman would have her husband against his own eyes. John Selden husbandeyebelieve We measure the excellency of other men by some excellency we conceive to be in ourselves. John Selden excellencemen Commonly we say a judgment falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide. John Selden judgmentmenfall Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world. John Selden atheismlittlesworld Gentelmen heve ever been more temperate in their religion than common people, as having more reason. John Selden reasoncommonpeople Equity is a roguish thing. For Law we have a measure, know what to trust to; Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a "foot" a Chancellor's foot; what an uncertain measure would this be! One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. 'T is the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience. John Selden lawfeetlong Scrutamini scripturas (Let us look at the scriptures). These two words have undone the world. John Selden twolooksworld You will want a book which contains not man's thoughts, but God's - not a book that may amuse you, but a book that can save you - not even a book that can instruct you, but a book on which you can venture an eternity - not only a book which can give relief to your spirit, but redemption to your soul - a book which contains salvation, and conveys it to you, one which shall at once be the Saviour's book and the sinner's. John Selden biblemenbook Those that govern most make least noise. John Selden noise Every law is a contract between the king and the people and therefore to be kept. John Selden kingslawpeople Ignorance of the law excuses no man. John Selden ignorancelawmen More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels. John Selden balladslibelshows Wit and wisdom are born with a man. John Selden bornmenthinking Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels. John Selden armyhigh-heelsmen He that will give himself to all manner of ways to get money may be rich; so he that lets fly all he knows or thinks may by chance be satirically witty. Honesty sometimes keeps a man from growing rich, and civility from being witty. John Selden
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