John Selden
9 quotations
Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.
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.
The world cannot be governed without juggling.
They that govern the most make the least noise.
Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
'Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels.
Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.