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LAW & HISTORY > jurist, scholar > John Selden
Humility is a...
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Humility is a virtue all preach, none practice, and yet everybody is content to hear. The master thinks it good doctrine for his servant, the laity for the clergy, and the clergy for the laity.
Source: Table Talk, Humility, 1686.
-- John Selden, (Dec 16 1584-1654), English jurist, scholar; He was the leading figure in the Antiquarian Society, the center of English historical research during the 17th century.