Quotes by Selden, John

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

Pleasures are all alike simply considered in themselves: he that hunts >>

The world cannot be governed without juggling. >>

Quotations about Churches

I never weary of great churches. It is my favorite kind of mountain sc >>

What makes a church great in the eyes of God? Participation, proclamat >>

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, >>

A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone: how glorious soever the Church is, every one chooses out of it his own religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the rest alone.

Selden, John