Marquess Of Halifax Quotes & Sayings

The sense of ultimate truth is the intellectual counterpart of the esthetic sense of perfect beauty, or the moral sense of perfect good. — George Savile, 1st Marquess Of Halifax

If politicians would think more they would act less. — George Savile, 1st Marquess Of Halifax

To the question, What shall we do to be saved in this World? there is no other answer but this, Look to your Moat. — George Savile, 1st Marquess Of Halifax

The lower sort of men must be indulged the consolation of finding fault with those above them; without that, they would be so melancholy that it would be dangerous, considering their numbers. — George Savile, 1st Marquess Of Halifax

Being wise doth either make men our friends or discourage them from being our enemies. — George Savile, 1st Marquess Of Halifax

The best party is but a kind of conspiracy against the rest of the nation. — George Savile, 1st Marquess Of Halifax