"The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?"

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Source : John Selden (1716). “Table-talk: the discourses of J. Selden [ed. by R. Milward.].”, p.26

John Selden

#House Quotes #Twenties Quotes #Parliament Quotes

“You can be Eastern or Burmese or what have you, but the function of the body and the awareness of the body results in dance and you become a dancer, not just a human being.”
“Writers write about what worries them.”
“One-time revenue spikes that aren't repeatable won't help you achieve consistent year-after-year growth.”
“You're short on ears and long on mouth.”
“I look at my children and one thing I'm most proud of, in my heart, are my children.”
“Whenever a great physician treats diseases, he has to be mentally calm and his disposition firm. He should not give way to wishes and desires, but has to develop first a marked attitude of compassion. He should commit himself firmly to the willingness to take the effort to save every living creature.”
“I want to play my best, day in and day out. It's a pride thing for me. I'm going to go out there and dominate the guy I'm playing against every time.”
“This hideous doctrine of eternal torment after death has probably caused more terror and misery, more cruelty and more violation of natural human sympathy, than any belief in the history of mankind. Yet this doctrine was taught unambiguously by Jesus.”

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