Quote #10
Few men make themselves masters of the things they write or speak.
More from John Selden
- Wit and wisdom are born with a man.
- Take a straw and throw it up into the air - you may see by that which way the wind is.
- No man is the wiser for his learning.
- Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
- Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell ho…
- Marriage is a desperate thing.
- Equity is a roguish thing. For Law we have a measure, know what to trust to; Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancello…
- Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world.