Quote #22

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.

More from John Selden

  1. Preachers say, Do as I say, not as I do.
  2. Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
  3. Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
  4. Never tell your resolution beforehand.
  5. Never king dropped out of the clouds.
  6. Syllables govern the world.
  7. They that govern the most make the least noise.
  8. Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world.

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