George Savile
George Savile
Sir George Savile, 8th Baronetwas an English politician...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 July 1726
evidence men
Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.
men popularity virtue whether
Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no.
box jewels man men mingle
Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.
endure man men swallow
Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it.
general good men mistake
It is a general Mistake to to think the Men we like are good for every thing, and those we do not, good for nothing
horse men may
Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.
wise wisdom men
Being wise doth either make men our friends or discourage them from being our enemies.
men numbers would-be
The lower sort of men must be indulged the consolation of finding fault with those above them; without that, they would be so melancholy that it would be dangerous, considering their numbers.
act credit destroy either freely habit single word
Every single Act either weakeneth or improveth our Credit with other Men; and as an habit of being just to our Word will confirm, so an habit of too freely dispensing with it must necessarily destroy it
anger good seldom
Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.
contend people seldom victory
When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters.
malice
Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.
family mind
A princely mind will undo a private family.
break execute generally laws sorts suffer three understood
Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them