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John Selden (December 16, 1584 - November 30, 1654) was an English lawyer, historian, and philosopher. Limited information is available, but he is known for his contributions to the fields of law, history, and philosophy.

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“Gentelmen heve ever been more temperate in their religion than common people, as having more reason.”

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Author:John Selden

“Opinion is something wherein I go about to give reasons why all the world should think as I think.”

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Book:Table-talk: the discourses of J. Selden [ed. by R. Milward.].

Source: Table-talk: the discourses of J. Selden [ed. by R. Milward.].

“Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that; He knows best wheat is good for us. If your boy should ask you for a suit of clothes and give you reasons, would you endure it? You know his needs better than he; let him ask for a suit of clothes.”

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Author:John Selden

“Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why he should grant this, or that; he knows best what is good for us.”

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Book:Table talk: being the discourses of John Selden, esq

Source: Table talk: being the discourses of John Selden, esq

“First, in your sermons, use your logic, and then your rhetoric; Rhetoric without logic, is like a tree with leaves and blossoms, but no root; yet more are taken with rhetoric than logic, because they are caught with fine expressions when they understand not reason.”

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Author:John Selden

“The clergy would have us believe them against our own reason, as the woman would have her husband against his own eyes.”

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Book:The Table-talk of John Selden Esq: With a Biographical Preface and Notes

Source: The Table-talk of John Selden Esq: With a Biographical Preface and Notes