What did 8th Baronet mean by: He who thinks his place below him, will certainly be below his place. 8th Baronet Unknown Copy
There is hardly any man so strict as not to vary a little from truth when he is to make an excuse. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Excuses, Honesty, Integrity, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
A wise man will keep his Suspicions muzzled, but he will keep them awake. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Awareness, Suspicion, Wisdom, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Communication, Intelligence, Self-awareness, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Control, Limitation, Perfectionism, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
You should live in the world so as it may hang about you like a loose garment. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Adaptation, Comfort, Presence, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
Could we know what men are most apt to remember, we might know what they are most apt to do. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Behavior, Memory, Prediction, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Memory, Prophet, Qualification, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
Our virtues and vices couple with one another, and get children that resemble both their parents. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, 8th Baronet, Sir George Savile, Parenthood, Vice, Virtue, 0 8th Baronet Unknown
He who will not listen to any advice, nor be corrected in his writings, is a rank pedant. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
The best laid plot can injure its maker, and often a man’s perfidy will rebound on himself. Read explanation Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
