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When the people contend for their liberty, they seldom get anything by their victory but new masters.

~George Savile

Topics: Anything Contend Get Liberty Masters New People Seldom Victory

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A prince who will not undergo the difficulty of understanding must undergo the danger of trusting.

~George Savile

Topics: Danger Difficulty Must Prince Trusting Undergo Understanding Who Will

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He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.

~George Savile

Topics: Chance Few Few Things He Ill Nothing Things Very Will

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Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.

~George Savile

Topics: Look Nothing Our Reason Side Than Us

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Many men swallow the being cheated, but no man can ever endure to chew it.

~George Savile

Topics: Being Cheated Chew Endure Ever Man Many Men Swallow

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Malice is of a low stature, but it hath very long arms.

~George Savile

Topics: Arms Hath Long Low Malice Stature Very

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Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is good company along the way.

~George Savile

Topics: Along Company Generally Good Good Company Guide Hope Though Way Wrong

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The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

~George Savile

Topics: Best Best Way Come May Past Remember Suppose Way

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Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

~George Savile

Topics: Anything Enough Hardly Having Much Nature Our Too Too Much Us Without

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The vanity of teaching doth oft tempt a man to forget that he is a blockhead.

~George Savile

Topics: Blockhead Doth Forget He Man Oft Teaching Tempt Vanity

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Politician

Born: July 18th, 1726

Died: January 10th, 1784

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