John Selden Quote

We look after religion as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth.


Table-talk, 1689, ed. by E. Arber. (Eng. repr.). (ed. 1689)


We look after religion as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth.

We look after religion as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth.

We look after religion as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth.

We look after religion as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth.