Quote by John Selden
Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his

Tis not seasonable to call a man traitor, that has an army at his heels. – John Selden

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Of all actions of a mans life, his marriage does least concern other people, yet of all actions of our life tis most meddled with by other people. – John Selden

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No man is the wiser for his learning it may administer matter to work in, or objects to work upon but wit and wisdom are born with a man. – John Selden

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Experience was to be taken as showing that one might get a five-pound note as one got a light for a cigarette; but one had to check the friendly impulse to ask for it in the same way. – Henry James

One shouldnt talk of halters in the hanged mans house. – Miguel de Cervantes

Tact is one of the first mental virtues, the absence of it is fatal to the best talent. – William Gilmore Simms

Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when thats really where you wish they were. – George E. Bergman

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