Quote: A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone: how glorious soever the Church is, every one chooses out of it his own religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the rest alone. [John Selden]
Quote: Wise people say nothing in dangerous times. [John Selden]
Quote: Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were easiest for his feet. [John Selden]
Quote: They that govern the most make the least noise. [John Selden]
Quote: Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain. [John Selden]
Quote: The world cannot be governed without juggling. [John Selden]
Quote: A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sake. Just as in a family one man is appointed to buy the meat. [John Selden]
Quote: Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us. [John Selden]
Quote: To preach long, loud, and Damnation, is the way to be cried up. We love a man that damns us, and we run after him again to save us. [John Selden]
Quote: Philosophy is nothing but discretion. [John Selden]
Quote: He that has not religion to govern his morality, is not a dram better than my mastiff-dog; so long as you stroke him, and please him, and do not pinch him, he will play with you as finely as may be, he is a very good moral mastiff; but if you hurt him, he will fly in your face, and tear out your throat. [John Selden]
Quote: Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts, or he that governs the commonwealth, they both please themselves alike, only we commend that, whereby we ourselves receive some benefit. [John Selden]
Quote: They that are against superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I wear all colors but black, then I am superstitious in not wearing black. [John Selden]
Quote: In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. [John Selden]