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Sin is the mother, and shame the daughter of lewdness. - [Sensuality] Since bodily strength is but a servant to the mind, it were very barbarous and preposterous that force should be made judge over reason. - [Dueling] Solitude, the sly enemy that doth separate a man from well-doing. - [Solitude] Some are unwisely liberal, and more delight to give presents than to pay debts. - [Generosity] Sweet pillows, sweetest bed; A chamber deaf to noise, and blind td light; A rosy garland, and a weary head. - [Bed] Sweet speaking oft a currish heart reclaims. - [Gentleness] That a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold of coronation. - [Scaffold] The baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, the poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release. - [Sleep] The common ingredients of health and long life are: Great temp'rance, open air, Easy labor, little care. - [Health] The day seems long, but night is odious; no sleep, but dreams; no dreams but visions strange. - [Dreams] The first mark of valor is defence. - [Courage] The general goodness, which is nourished in noble hearts makes every one think that strength of virtue to be in another whereof they find assured foundation in themselves. - [Credulity] The glory and increase of wisdom stands in exercising it. - [Wisdom] The great, in affliction, bear a countenance more princely than they are wont; for it is the temper of the highest heart, like the palm-tree, to strive most upward when it is most burdened. - [Affliction] The heavens do not send good haps in handfuls; but let us pick out our good by little, and with care, from out much bad, that still our little world may know its king. - [Fortune] The highest point outward things can bring unto, is the contentment of the mind; with which no estate can be poor, without which all estates will be miserable. - [Contentment] The humor of youth, which thinks that good whose goodness it sees not. - [Youth] The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labor, and little care. - [Health] The journey of high honor lies not in smooth ways. - [Honor] The judgment of the world stands upon matter of fortune. - [World] The lightsome countenance of a friend giveth such an inward decking to the house where it lodgeth, as proudest palaces have cause to envy the gilding. - [Cheerfulness] The many-headed multitude, whom inconstancy only doth by accident guide to well-doing! Who can set confidence there, where company takes away shame, and each may lay the fault upon his fellow? - [Mob] The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity. - [Credulity] The only impregnable citadel of virtue is religion; for there is no bulwark of mere morality which some temptation may not overtop, or undermine and destroy. - [Virtue] The truly great and good, in affliction, bear a countenance more princely than they are wont; for it is the temper of the highest hearts, like the palm-tree, to strive most upwards when it is most burdened. - [Adversity] Displaying page 5 of 8 for this author: << Prev Next >> 1 2 3 4 [5] 6 7 8
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