John Selden Quotes - Page 4

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• More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as Ballads and Libels.

  John Selden

  Ballads, Libel, Shows

  John Selden, Richard Milward (1821). “Seldeniana: with a biographical preface”, p.80

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• Scrutamini scripturas (Let us look at the scriptures). These two words have undone the world.

  John Selden

  Two, Looks, World

  'Table Talk' (1689) 'Bible Scripture'.

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• Equity is a roguish thing. For Law we have a measure, know what to trust to; Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a "foot" a Chancellor's foot; what an uncertain measure would this be! One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. 'T is the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience.

  John Selden

  Law, Feet, Long

  "Table Talk: Being the Discourses of John Selden (Equity)". Book by John Selden and Richard Milward, 1689.

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• Take a straw and throw it up into the air, you may see by that which way the wind is.

  John Selden

  Air, Wind, May

  John Selden, Richard Milward (1821). “Seldeniana: with a biographical preface”, p.80

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• They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

  John Selden

  Running, Wearing Black, Color

  "Table Talk, Being the Discourses of John Selden".

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