The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory. George Savile More Quotes by George Savile More Quotes From George Savile A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else. George Savile master everything who man patience Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes. George Savile memory man shoes men Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way. George Savile good good-company hope way If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers. George Savile complain laws lawyers speak A princely mind will undo a private family. George Savile undo will family mind A husband without faults is a dangerous observer. George Savile without dangerous faults husband When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters. George Savile new victory liberty people The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead. George Savile he man vanity forget A man man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner. George Savile dwell thought man long 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. George Savile man fool weakness sometimes Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one. George Savile never good argument anger Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison. George Savile friends passion love-is love A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting. George Savile prince will who understanding He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things. George Savile nothing will things chance Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side. George Savile us nothing look reason Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it. George Savile being man endure men Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding. George Savile own speech understanding men Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms. George Savile low very malice long The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past. George Savile best remember way past Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much. George Savile without too-much nature enough
