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George Savile Quotes

English - Politician | July 18, 1726 - January 10, 1784

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

Chance Nothing Will Things He Few

Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.

Look Nothing Reason Side Us Than

If the laws could speak for themselves, they would complain of the lawyers.

Speak Lawyers Complain Laws Would

Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it.

Men Man Endure Being Chew Many

Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.

Men Understanding Speech Evidence

Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.

Long Low Malice Arms Stature Very

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

Best Past Remember Way May Come

Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

Nature Enough Too Much Anything Us

The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.

Man Vanity Forget Teaching He Doth

Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught.

Education Forgotten Been Taught

A man man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner.

Man Thought Long Dwell Him May

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

Man Wise View Enemy Nothing More

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