George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Quotes
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A Little Learning misleadeth, and a great deal often stupifieth the Understanding.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get any thing by their Victory but new Masters.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Suspicion seldom wanteth Food to keep it up in Health and Vigour. It feedeth upon every thing it seeth, and is not curious in its Diet.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
A Man is to go about his own Business as if he had not a Friend in the World to help him in it.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
It is Ill-manners to silence a Fool, and Cruelty to let him go on.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
The best definition of the best government is, that it has no inconveniences but such as are supportable; but inconveniences there must be.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are very seldom upon good terms.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
To the question, What shall we do to be saved in this World? there is no other answer but this, Look to your Moat.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
If Men considered how many Things there are that Riches cannot buy, they would not be so fond of them.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
A Man may dwell so long upon a Thought, that it may take him Prisoner.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Most men make little other use of their Speech than to give evidence against their own Understanding.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
There is Reason to think the most celebrated Philosophers would have been Bunglers at Business ; but the Reason is because they despised it.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Some Mens Memory is like a Box, where a Man should mingle his Jewels with his old Shoes.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
It is in a disorderly government as in a river, the lightest things swim at the top.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
A wise man will keep his Suspicions muzzled, but he will keep them awake.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
A man that should call every thing by its right Name, would hardly pass the Streets without being knock'd down as a common Enemy.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Popularity is a Crime from the Moment it is sought ; it is only a Virtue where Men have it whether they will or no.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Men make it such a point of honour to be fit for business that they forget to examine whether business is fit for a man.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Folly is often more cruel in the consequence, than malice can be in the intent.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
Nothing hath an uglier Look to us than Reason, when it is not of our side.
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax