Charles Caleb
Charles Caleb
asunder equity god hath law man
Law and equity are two things which God hath joined, but which man has put asunder
god magnitude
God is as great in minuteness as He is in magnitude.
god men law
Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder.
spirit purity spirit-of-god
Purity lives and derives its life solely from the Spirit of God.
powerful heaven goddess
We make a goddess of Fortune ... and place her in the highest heaven. But it is not fortune that is exalted and powerful, but we ourselves that are abject and weak.
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.
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
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