Author: George Savile

Quotes

There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it.

There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it.

- George Savile

Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.

Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.

- George Savile

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way.

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way.

- George Savile

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught.

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught.

- George Savile

Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it.

Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it.

- George Savile

They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.

They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.

- George Savile

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.

- George Savile

The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

- George Savile

The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

- George Savile

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