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Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught.

~George Savile

Topics: Been Education Forgotten Remains Taught

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A man man may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him prisoner.

~George Savile

Topics: Dwell Him Long Man May Prisoner Take Thought

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Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

~George Savile

Topics: Always Contribute Enemy His Make Man More Nothing Than View Wise Would

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The sight of a drunkard is a better sermon against that vice than the best that was ever preached on that subject.

~George Savile

Topics: Against Best Better Drunkard Ever Preached Sermon Sight Subject Than Vice

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Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no.

~George Savile

Topics: Crime Men Moment Only Popularity Sought Virtue Where Whether Will

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They who are of the opinion that Money will do everything, may very well be suspected to do everything for Money.

~George Savile

Topics: Everything May Money Opinion Suspected Very Well Who Will

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Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them.

~George Savile

Topics: Break Execute Generally Laws Make Persons Sort Suffer Them Those Three Understood Who

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No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool.

~George Savile

Topics: Any Cunning Enough Fool Knave Man Much Nor Play Sometimes Weakness Wit

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Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen.

~George Savile

Topics: Hanged Horses May Men Stealing Stolen

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Politician

Born: July 18th, 1726

Died: January 10th, 1784

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