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If thou wouldest please the ladies, thou must endeavor to make them pleased with themselves. - [Women] If thou wouldst be borne with bear with others. - [Forbearance] If thou wouldst be informed what God has written concerning thee in Heaven look into thin own bosom, and see what graces He hath there in thee. - [Conscience] If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it. - [Knowledge] In all reprehensions, observe to express rather thy love than thy anger; and strive rather to convince than exasperate: but if the matter do require any special indignation, let it appear to be the zeal of a displeased friend, rather than the passion of a provoked enemy. - [Rebuke] In extemporary prayer, what men most admire God least regardeth. - [Prayer] Ingratitude is the abridgment of all baseness,--a fault never found unattended with other viciousness. - [Ingratitude] Inquisitiveness or curiosity is a kernel of the forbidden fruit, which still sticketh in the throat of a natural man, and sometimes to the danger of his choking. - [Inquisitiveness] It is best to be with those in time that we hope to be with in eternity. - [Associates] It is much better to have your gold in the hand than in the heart. - [Gold] It is the treasure-house of the mind, wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved. - [Memory] It is thought and digestion which makes books serviceable, and gives health and vigor to the mind. - [Books] It is to be feared that they who marry where they do not love will love where they do not marry. - [Matrimony] It was said of one who preached very well and lived very ill, "that when he was out of the pulpit it was pity he should ever go into it; and when he was in the pulpit, it was pity he should ever come out of it. - [Preaching] Jars concealed are half reconciled; 'tis a double task, to stop the breach at home and men's mouths abroad. To this end, a good husband never publicly reproves his wife. An open reproof puts her to do penance before all that are present; after which, many study rather revenge than reformation. - [Marriage] Judge of thine improvement, not by what thou speakest or writest, but by the firmness of thy mind, and the government of thy passions and affections. - [Improvement] Learn to hold thy tongue. Five words cost Zacharias forty weeks' silence. - [Silence] Leave not off praying to God: for either praying will make thee leave off sinning; or continuing in sin will make thee desist from praying. - [Prayer] Let friendship creep gently to a height; if it rush to it, it may soon run itself out of breath. - [Friendship] Let men say what they will; according to the experience I have learned, I require in married women, the economical virtue above all other virtues. - [Women] Logic is the armory of reason. - [Logic] Lose not thine own for want of asking for it; 'twill get thee no thanks. - [Credit] Lose not thy own for want of asking for it; it will get thee no thanks. - [Debt] Make no vows to perform this or that; it shows no great strength, and makes thee ride behind thyself. - [Vows] Make not a bosom friend of a melancholy soul; he'll be sure to aggravate thy adversity and lessen thy prosperity. He goes always heavily loaded, and thou must bear half. He is never in a good humor, and may easily get into a bad one, and fall out with thee. - [Friends] Displaying page 3 of 8 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 [3] 4 5 6 7 8
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