Old friends are best. King James used to...... Quote by "John Selden"

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

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Wise people say nothing in dangerous times.
— John Selden

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

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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

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Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain.
— John Selden

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Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.
— John Selden

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