Talk what you will of the ...

Talk what you will of the Jews,--that they are cursed: they thrive wherever they come; they are able to oblige the prince of their country by lending him money; none of them beg; they keep together; and as for their being hated, why, Christians hate one another as much.
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 John Selden

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Abundance consists not alone in material possession, but in an uncovetous spirit.
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 John Selden
We look after religion as the butcher did after his knife, when he had it in his mouth.
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The Hall was the place where the great lord used to eat . . . He ate not in private, except in time of sickness . . . Nay, the king himself used to eat in the Hall, and his lords sat with him, and he understood men.
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In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.
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 John Selden
We see the judges look like lions, but we do not see who moves them.
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