John Selden Quotes & Quotations

John Selden Quotes

» It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.

» Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

» A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone: how glorious soever the Church is, every one chooses out of it his own religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the rest alone.

» Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.

» Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.

» A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat.

» Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.

» The world cannot be governed without juggling.

» They that govern the most make the least noise.

» They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black.

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