Owen Feltham
Owen Feltham
Owen Felthamwas an English writer, author of a book entitled Resolves, Divine, Moral, and Political, containing 146 short essays. It had great popularity in its day. Feltham was for a time in the household of the Earl of Thomond as chaplain or sec., and published, Brief Character of the Low Countries. His most cited essay is "How the Distempers of these Times should affect wise Men" which was selected for inclusion in John Gross' The Oxford Book of Essays, a...
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imperfect-things perfection way
Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
might would-be injustice
If ever I should affect injustice, it would be in this, that I might do courtesies and receive none.
balance would-be needs
He who would be singular in his apparel had need have something superlative to balance that affectation.
vices progression
Vice is a peripatetic, always in progression.
nurse promise may
Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.
three-things three motivational-business
In business, three things are necessary: knowledge, temper, and time.
dependence
There is no one subsists by himself alone.
friends love-is flames
Take heed of a speedy professing friend; love is never lasting which flames before it burns.
anticipation dies
How many would die did not hope sustain them...
glasses hands perspective
Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand.
wine men manners
Men are like wine,--not good before the lees of clownishness be settled.
honesty men safety
There is no man but for his own interest hath an obligation to be honest. There may be sometimes temptations to be otherwise; but, all cards cast up, he shall find it the greatest ease, the highest profit, the best pleasure, the most safety, and the noblest fame, to hold the horns of this altar, which, in all assays, can in himself protect him.
two-friends keys secret
When two friends part they should lock up one another's secrets, and interchange their keys.
honesty safety fame
Honesty is a warrant of far more safety than fame.