Quotes from Robert Cecil

Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.

Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.

Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf.

If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent if you believe the military, nothing is safe.

A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.

Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.

We hear much of a decent pride, a becoming proud, a noble pride, a laudable pride. Can that be decent, of which we ought to be ashamed? Can that be becoming, of which God has set forth the deformity? Can that be noble which God resists and is determined to abase? Can that be laudable, which God call abominable.

A wise man looks upon men as he does on horses; all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, he consider but as harness.

Faith makes all evil good to us, and all good better; unbelief makes all good evil, and all evil worse. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf.

People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.

Solitude shows us what should be; society shows us what we are.

Virtue consisted in avoiding scandal and venereal disease.