John Selden

“Old friends are best. King James used to call for his old shoes; they were the easiest for his feet.”

“Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that; He knows best what is good for us.”

“No man is the wiser for his learning; it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon; but wit and wisdom are born with a man.”

“Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.”

“Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.”

“Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.”

“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.”

“In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.”

“Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.”