Quotes by Selden, John

Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain. >>

A king is a thing men have made for their own sakes, for quietness sak >>

Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he sho >>

Quotations about Idols

Rapine, avarice, expense, This is idolatry; and these we adore; Plain >>

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another. >>

Whatever a man seeks, honors, or exalts more than God, this is the god >>

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Selden, John