4+ Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury quotes and sayings.

There is a melancholy which accompanies all enthusiasm. — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by study, or consultation with casuists. — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

Twas the saying of an ancient sage that humour was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humour. For a subject which would not bear raillery was suspicious; and a jest which would not bear a serious examination was certainly false wit. — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

How comes it to pass, then, that we appear such cowards in reasoning, and are so afraid to stand the test of ridicule? - Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury