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The best Qualification of a Prophet is to have a good Memory.

— George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections (1750)

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If a man love to give advice, it is a sure sign that he himself wanteth it.

A learned coxcomb dyeth his mistakes in so much a deeper colour: a wrong kind of learning serveth only to embroider his errors.

Men make it such a point of honour to be fit for business that they forget to examine whether business is fit for a man.

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A very great Memory often forgetteth how much Time is lost by repeating things of no Use.

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The People are never so perfectly backed, but that they will kick and fling if not stroked at seasonable times.

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