Charles Caleb
Charles Caleb
act energy expect pray themselves
We should pray with as much earnestness as those who expect everything from God; we should act with as much energy as those who expect everything from themselves
real deceit our-actions
The true motives of our actions, like the real pipes of an organ, are usually concealed; but the gilded and hollow pretext is pompously placed in the front for show.
discovery action motive
We are not more ingenious in searching out bad motives for good actions when performed by others, than good motives for bad actions when performed by ourselves.
our-actions action immortality
Our actions must clothe us with an immortality loathsome or glorious.
literature action conflict
Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.
brains display heads knowledge learned pedantry room showy takes
Pedantry is the showy display of knowledge which crams our heads with learned lumber and then takes out our brains to make room for it.
hatred pity seldom
Pity is a thing often vowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.
few men
Most men know what they hate, few know what they love.
danger fog mystery sun
Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun
almost knowledge owe
We owe almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed, but to those who have differed
advantages anxious case doubtful encourage ought system
We ought not be over anxious to encourage innovation, in case of doubtful improvement, for an old system must ever have two advantages over a new one; it is established and it is understood.
bitterest enemy field hearts meet rather
There are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field than their own hearts in their closet.
relative richer since wants wealth
Wealth, after all, is a relative thing, since he that has little, and wants less, is richer than he that has much, and wants more
becoming men others paradox prevents
There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.