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First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife. - [Wives] "Fuller's earth." - Epitaph written by himself [Epitaphs] Generosity, wrong placed, becometh a vice; a princely mind will undo a private family. - [Generosity] Give freely to him that deserveth well, and asketh nothing: and that is a way of giving to thyself. - [Gifts] Go not to a covetous old man with any request too soon in the morning, before he hath taken in that day's prey; for his covetousness is up before him, and he before thee, and he is in ill-humor; but stay till the afternoon, till he be satiated upon some borrower. - [Usury] Good counsels observed are chains to grace, which neglected, prove halters to strange undutiful children. - [Advice : Counsel] Grant that I may never rack a Scripture simile beyond the true intent thereof, lest, instead of sucking milk, I squeeze blood out of it. - [Preaching] Harmless mirth is the best cordial against the consumption of the spirit; wherefore jesting is not unlawful, if it trespasseth not in quantity, quality, or season. - [Mirth] Haste and rashness are storms and tempests, breaking and wrecking business; but nimbleness is a full, fair wind, blowing it with speed to heaven. - [Haste] He had a prince's mind imprisoned in a poor man's purse. - [Poverty] He is a good time-server that improves the present for God's glory and his own salvation. - [Time] He lives long that lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost. Besides God is better than His promise, if He takes from him a long lease, and gives him a freehold of greater value. - [Life] He shall be immortal who liveth till he be stoned by one without fault. - [Faults] He that blushes not at his crime, but adds shamelessness to shame, hath nothing left to restore him to virtue. - [Shame] He that nothing questioneth, nothing learneth. - [Learning] He that sips of many arts drinks of none. - [Art] He who cures a disease may be the skilfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician. - [Disease] History maketh a young man to be old, without either wrinkles or gray hairs,--privileging him with the experience of age, without either the infirmities or inconveniences thereof. - [History] Hold not conference, debate, or reasoning with any lust; 'tis but a preparatory for thy admission of it. The way is at the very first flatly to deny it. - [Passion] How weak a thing is gentility, if it wants virtue. - [Gentility] If the master takes no account of his servants, they will make small account of him, and care not what they spend, who are never brought to an audit. - [Responsibility] If the wicked flourish and thou suffer, be not discouraged. They are fatted for destruction; thou art dieted for health. - [Patience] If thou art a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf. - [Discretion] If thou hast a loitering servant, send him of thy errand just before his dinner. - [Servants] If thou wouldest please the ladies, thou must endeavor to make them pleased with themselves. - [Women] Displaying page 2 of 8 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 [2] 3 4 5 6 7 8
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