Quote #37

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.

More from George Savile

  1. The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that subject.
  2. There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it.
  3. The people are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if not stroked at seasonable times.
  4. They who are of the opinion that money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for money.
  5. The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.
  6. When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters.
  7. The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.
  8. The best qualification of a prophet is to have a good memory.

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