“Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught.””
Quotes by George Savile, Marquis of Halifax
“He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.””
“Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.””
“Most men make little other use of their Speech than to give evidence against their own Understanding.””
“Modesty is oftner mistaken than any other Virtue.””
George Savile, Marquis of HalifaxGeorge Savile, the Marquis of Halifax, was a prominent English statesman, political theorist, and writer during the late 17th century. Born into a noble family, he was educated at Oxford and became kn...