“Never king dropped out of the clouds.”
Power.
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John Selden: Citations en anglais
“Tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.”
Humility.
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“Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world.”
Pope. Compare: "Behold, my son, with how little wisdom the world is governed", Oxenstiern (1583–1654).
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Equity.
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“Wit and wisdom are born with a man.”
Learning.
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“They that govern the most make the least noise.”
Power.
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“Never tell your resolution beforehand.”
Wisdom.
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as reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 29.
“Philosophy is nothing but discretion.”
Philosophy.
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“Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do.”
Preaching.
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“Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.”
Pleasure.
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“Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak.”
Learning.
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“Scrutamini scripturas (Let us look at the scriptures). These two words have undone the world.”
Bible, Scripture.
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“Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.”
Wisdom.
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“No man is the wiser for his learning.”
Learning.
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