34 quotes found
Jurist · English · 1584–1654
English jurist (1584–1654)
“Old friends are best.”
“Syllables govern the world.”
“Marriage is a desperate thing.”
“Wit and wisdom are born with a man.”
“No man is the wiser for his learning.”
“Philosophy is nothing but discretion.”
“Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.”
“Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes they were the easiest for his feet.”
“Prayer should be short without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that He knows best what is good for us.”
“Never tell your resolution beforehand.”
“You will want a book which contains not man's thoughts, but God's — not a book that may amuse you, but a book that can save you — not even a book that can instruct you, but a book on which you can ...”
“Scrutamini scripturas (Let us look at the scriptures). These two words have undone the world.”
“The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?”
“Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet.”
“Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice; and yet everybody is content to hear.”
“'Tis not the drinking that is to be blamed, but the excess.”
“Commonly we say a judgement falls upon a man for something in him we cannot abide.”
“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 Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'T is ...”
“Gentelmen heve ever been more temperate in their religion than common people, as having more reason.”
“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 how to refute him.”
“The parish makes the constable, and when the constable is made he governs the parish.”