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George Savile quotes

English Politician July 18, 1726 – January 10, 1784

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George Savile quote: "A husband without faults is a dangerous observer."
A husband without faults is a dangerous observer. George Savile
George Savile quote: "Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should..."
Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady that neither of them care for. George Savile
George Savile quote: "Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may..."
Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen. George Savile
George Savile quote: "They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may..."
They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money. George Savile
George Savile quote: "Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only..."
Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no. George Savile
Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them. George Savile
George Savile quote: "When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get..."
When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters. George Savile
George Savile quote: "Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure..."
Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it. George Savile
No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool. George Savile
George Savile quote: "Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not..."
Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side. George Savile
George Savile quote: "If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of..."
If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers. George Savile
George Savile quote: "He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but..."
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things. George Savile
George Savile quote: "The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he..."
The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead. George Savile
George Savile quote: "Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms."
Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms. George Savile

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