No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool.
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This quote is just one of 10 total Sir George Savile quotes in our collection. Sir George Savile is known for saying 'No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool.' as well as some of the following quotes.
Most men make little use of their speech than to give evidence against their own understanding.
Laws are generally not understood by three sorts of persons, viz, by those who make them, by those who execute them, and by those who suffer if they break them.
In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness; do not value yourself upon an embroidered gown; and remember that a reasonable word, or an obliging look, will gain you more respect than all your fine trappings.
This quote is just one of 10 total Sir George Savile quotes in our collection. Sir George Savile is known for saying 'No man is so much a fool as not to have wit enough sometimes to be a knave; nor any so cunning a knave as not to have the weakness sometimes to play the fool.' as well as some of the following quotes.