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Courage ought to be guided by skill, and skill armed by courage. Neither should hardiness darken wit, nor wit cool hardiness. Be valiant as men despising death, but confident as unwonted to be overcome. - [Courage] Courage without discipline is nearer beastliness than manhood. - [Courage] Cupid makes it his sport to pull the warrior's plum. - [Flirting] Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life. - [Benevolence] Each excellent thing, once learned, serves for a measure of all other knowledge. - [Knowledge] Eagles we see fly alone; and they are but sheep which always herd together. - [Eagles] Every base occupation makes one sharp in its practice, and dull in every other. - [Baseness] Every present occasion will catch the senses of the vain man; and with that bridle and saddle you may ride him. - [Vanity] Fear is far more painful to cowardice than death to true courage. - [Fear] Fear is the underminer of all determinations; and necessity, the victorious rebel of all laws. - [Necessity] Fearfulness, contrary to all other vices, maketh a man think the better of another, the worse of himself. - [Fear] For as much as to understand and to be mighty are great qualities, the higher that they be, they are so much the less to be esteemed if goodness also abound not in the possessor. - [Greatness] Fortify courage with the true rampart of patience. - [Patience] Friendship is made fast by interwoven benefits. - [Friendship] Give tribute, but not oblation, to human wisdom. - [Appreciation] God has appointed us captains of this our bodily fort, which, without treason to that majesty, are never to be delivered over till they are demanded. - [Suicide] Gold can gild a rotten stick, and dirt sully an ingot. - [Gold] Great captains do never use long orations when it comes to the point of execution. - [Brevity] Great is not great to the greater. - [Greatness] Happiness is a sunbeam, which may pass through a thousand bosoms without losing a particle of its original ray. - [Happiness] He cometh unto you with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner. - [Story Telling] He sought to have that by practice which he could not by prayer. - [Practice] He travels safe and not unpleasantly who is guarded by poverty and guided by love. - [Poverty] He whom passion rules, is bent to meet his death. - [Passion] Her cheeks blushing, and withal, when she was spoken to, a little smiling, were like roses when their leaves are with a little breath stirred. - [Blushes] Displaying page 2 of 8 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7 8
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