George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax - Nature Quotes

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State business is a cruel trade; good nature is a bungler in it.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

Men who borrow their Opinions can never repay their Debts. They are Beggars by Nature, and can therefore never get a Stock to grow rich upon.

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

The Triumph of Wit is to make your good Nature subdue your Censure; to be quick in seeing Faults, and slow in exposing them. You are to consider, that the invisible thing called a Good Name, is made up of the Breath of Numbers that speak well of you; so that if by a disobliging Word you silence the meanest, the Gale will be less strong which is to bear up your Esteem.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax