George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Quotes

Nothing hath an uglier Look to us than Reason, when it is not of our side.

A man that should call every thing by its right Name, would hardly pass the Streets without being knock'd down as a common Enemy.

He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.

If Men considered how many Things there are that Riches cannot buy, they would not be so fond of them.

When the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get any thing by their Victory but new Masters.

Most Mens' Anger about Religion is as if two Men should quarrel for a Lady they neither of them care for.

The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

A Prince who will not undergo the Difficulty of Understanding, must undergo the Danger of Trusting.

A Husband without Faults is a dangerous Observer.

The first mistake belonging to business is the going into it.

In your Clothes avoid too much Gaudy ; do not value your self upon an Imbroidered Gown ; and remember, that a reasonable Word, or an obliging Look, will gain you more respect, than all your fine Trappings.

A Man who is Master of Patience, is Master of everything else.

A Man may dwell so long upon a Thought, that it may take him Prisoner.

Men are so unwilling to displease a Prince, that it is as dangerous to inform him right, as to serve him wrong.

In this Age, when it is said of a Man, He knows how to live , it may be imply’d he is not very honest.