Quote #16
Syllables govern the world.
Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.
More from John Selden
- They that govern the most make the least noise.
- Never king dropped out of the clouds.
- Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world.
- Never tell your resolution beforehand.
- Marriage is a desperate thing.
- Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
- Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
- Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.