John Selden: Making

John Selden was English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law. Explore interesting quotes on making.
John Selden: 56 quotes1 like

“Equity is a roguish thing. For Law we have a measure, know what to trust to; Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a "foot" a Chancellor's foot; what an uncertain measure would this be! One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. 'T is the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience.”

John Selden

Equity.
Table Talk (1689)

“They that govern the most make the least noise.”

John Selden

Power.
Table Talk (1689)

“Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak.”

John Selden

Learning.
Table Talk (1689)