George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Quotes
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Being wise doth either make men our friends or discourage them from being our enemies.
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The sense of ultimate truth is the intellectual counterpart of the esthetic sense of perfect beauty, or the moral sense of perfect good.
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If politicians would think more they would act less.
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The lower sort of men must be indulged the consolation of finding fault with those above them; without that, they would be so melancholy that it would be dangerous, considering their numbers.
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Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.
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To the question, What shall we do to be saved in this World? there is no other answer but this, Look to your Moat.
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George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Born: November 11, 1633
- Died: April 5, 1695
- Occupation: English Statesman
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