Quotes by George, Lord Halifax

“A busy fool is fitter to be shut up than a downright madman.”

“Men are not hanged for stealing horses but that horses may not be stolen.”

“Men are not hanged for stealing horses but that horses may not be stolen.”

“He that leaveth nothing to Chance will do few things ill but he will do very few things.”

“He that leaveth nothing to Chance will do few things ill but he will do very few things.”

“Weak men are apt to be cruel because they stick at nothing that may repair the ill effect of their mistakes.”