English - Politician | July 18, 1726 - January 10, 1784
A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else.
George Savile
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The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.
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Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way.
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A husband without faults is a dangerous observer.
HusbandDangerousWithoutFaults
The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that subject.
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They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.
MoneyOpinionWillEverythingMay
Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.
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When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters.
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A princely mind will undo a private family.
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Love is a passion that hath friends in the garrison.
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Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.
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A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting.
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