Quote #21
Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do.
More from John Selden
- Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
- 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.
- Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
- Never tell your resolution beforehand.
- Never king dropped out of the clouds.
- Syllables govern the world.
- They that govern the most make the least noise.
- Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world.