
Money makes a man laugh. —
John Selden

Fine wits destroy themselves with their own plots, in meddling with great affairs of state. —
John Selden

Neatness was not one of the things he aimed at in life. —
George Selden

Take a straw and throw it up into the air, you may see by that which way the wind is. —
John Selden

We see the judges look like lions, but we do not see who moves them. —
John Selden

Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were the easiest for his feet. —
John Selden

Old friends are best. —
John Selden

I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish. —
George Selden

Those that govern most make least noise. —
John Selden

Gentelmen heve ever been more temperate in their religion than common people, as having more reason. —
John Selden

We measure the excellency of other men by some excellency we conceive to be in ourselves. —
John Selden

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another. —
John Selden

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. —
John Selden

Women ought not to know their own wit, because they will still be showing it, and so spoil it. —
John Selden

Wit and wisdom are born with a man. —
John Selden

A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat. —
John Selden

Every law is a contract between the king and the people and therefore to be kept. —
John Selden

The clergy would have us believe them against our own reason, as the woman would have her husband against his own eyes. —
John Selden

Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak. —
John Selden

But he could never be long without trying to find a reason for what she was doing ... —
Edith Wharton

Wise people say nothing in dangerous times. —
John Selden

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible. —
John Selden

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty. —
John Selden

Wit and wisdom differ; wit is upon the sudden turn, wisdom is bringing about ends. —
John Selden

Ignorance of the law excuses no man. —
John Selden

Chapter 1 Selden paused in surprise. In the afternoon rush of the Grand Central Station his eyes had been refreshed —
Edith Wharton

The law against witches does not prove there be any; but it punishes the malice of those people that use such means to take away men's lives. —
John Selden

Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear. —
John Selden

Casting out devils is mere juggling; they never cast out any but what they first cast in. —
John Selden

More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels. —
John Selden

Talent is something rare and beautiful and precious,
and it must not be allowed to go to waste. —
George Selden

There was never a merry world since the fairies left off dancing. —
John Selden

Philosophy is nothing but discretion. —
John Selden

While you are upon the earth, enjoy the good things that are here. —
John Selden

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness. —
John Selden