Edward F. Halifax Quotes

The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear.
Edward F. Halifax

Beauty, Greater, Dress

True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
Edward F. Halifax

True, Makes, Less

A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner.
Edward F. Halifax

Long, Person, May

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.
Edward F. Halifax

Men, Gratitude, Cannot

He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things.
Edward F. Halifax

Nothing, Chance, Few

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.
Edward F. Halifax

Good, Hope, Wrong

Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it.
Edward F. Halifax

Men, Ignorance, Political

Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts.
Edward F. Halifax

Men, Opinions, Debts

Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady they neither of them care for.
Edward F. Halifax

Religion, Men, Anger

The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you.
Edward F. Halifax

Good, Made, Speak

Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything may reasonably be expected to do everything for money.
Edward F. Halifax

Money, Everything, May

When people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters.
Edward F. Halifax

Liberty, Victory, Seldom

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Nationality: British

Type: Statesman

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