Quote #7
A man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner.
More from George Savile
- A husband without faults is a dangerous observer.
- A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.
- Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.
- A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting.
- Misspending a man's time is a kind of self-homicide.
- A princely mind will undo a private family.
- Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no.
- A very great memory often forgotteth how much time is lost by repeating things of no use.