Author: George Savile

Quotes

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

- George Savile

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.

- 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

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

Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

- George Savile

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.

- George Savile

A princely mind will undo a private family.

A princely mind will undo a private family.

- 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

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