George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, FRS, FSA, styled Lord Greville until 1773, was a British nobleman and politician. The eldest son of Francis Greville, 1st Earl Brooke, he was born on 16 September 1746 at Warwick Castle. He was baptised on 10 October 1746 at St. Mary’s, Warwick, with King George I standing as his sponsor.
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It is often better to have a great deal of harm happen to one than a little; a great deal may rouse you to remove what a little will only accustom you to endure.
—George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick
Topics: Adversity, Difficulties
The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; if false, that it lessens. There is therefore, something in true beauty that corresponds with right reason, and is not the mere creation of fancy.
—George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick
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