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No man is the wiser for his learning

John Selden

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John Selden
Age: 69 †
Born: 1584
Born: December 16
Died: 1654
Died: November 30
Jurist
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Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that He knows best wheat is good for us. If your boy should ask you for a suit of clothes and give you reasons, would you endure it? You know his needs better than he let him ask for a suit of clothes.
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Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that he knows best what is good for us.
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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practise, and yet every body is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.
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Those that govern most make least noise.
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Of all the actions of a man's life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all the actions of our lives, 'tis the most meddled with by other people.
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They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.
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Opinion is something wherein I go about to give reasons why all the world should think as I think.
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Scrutamini scripturas (Let us look at the scriptures). These two words have undone the world.
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No man is the wiser for his learning it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon but wit and wisdom are born with a man.
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Marriage is a desperate thing.
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Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.
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Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
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Wit and wisdom are born with a man.
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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice and yet everybody is content to hear.
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More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels.
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There was never a merry world since the fairies left off dancing.
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Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do. But if a physician had the same disease upon him that I have, and he should bid me do one thing and he do quite another, could I believe him?
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The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.
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Men say they are of the same religion, for quietness' sake but if the matter were well examined, you would scarce find three anywhere of the same religion on all points.
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The Parish makes the constable, and when the constable is made, he governs the Parish.
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