Weak men are the worse for the good sense they read in books because it furnisheth them only with more matter to mistake.
Sir George Savile, 8th BaronetSome men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes.
Sir George Savile, 8th BaronetWhen by habit a man cometh to have a bargaining soul, its wings are cut, so that it can never soar. It bindeth reason an apprentice to gain, and instead of a director, maketh it a drudge.
Sir George Savile, 8th BaronetWhen the People contend for their Liberty, they seldom get anything by their Victory but new masters. Power is so apt to be insolent and Liberty to be saucy, that they are very seldom upon good Terms.
Sir George Savile, 8th Baronet