George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Quotes

United Kingdom, Politician
November 11, 1633 – April, 5, 1695.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, PC, DL, FRS was an English statesman, writer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660, and in the House of Lords after he was raised to the peerage in 1668.

A very great Memory often forgetteth how much Time is lost by repeating things of no Use.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Time
- Memory
- Repeating
A Prince who will not undergo the Difficulty of Understanding, must undergo the Danger of Trusting.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

A Princely Mind will undo a private Family.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Mind
- Family
- Undo
Anger is never without an Argument, but seldom with a good one.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Good
- Danger
- Argument
Men are so unwilling to displease a Prince, that it is as dangerous to inform him right, as to serve him wrong.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Prince
- Serve
- Inform
Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Nature
- Enough
- Having
Love is a Passion that hath Friends in the Garrison.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Love
- Friends
- Garrison
Nothing is less forgiven than setting Patterns Men have no mind to follow.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Men
- Follow
- Forgiven

The first mistake belonging to business is the going into it.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Business
- Mistake
- Going
Malice is of a low Stature, but it hath very long Arms.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Arms
- Malice
- Stature
A Husband without Faults is a dangerous Observer.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Husband
- Faults
- Observer
The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax
- Past
- Come
- Suppose