Will Christian
Will Christian
hope heaven soul
Hope is the best part of our riches. What sufficeth it that we have the wealth of the Indies in our pockets, if we have not the hope of heaven in our souls?
friendship weakness virtue
Kindred weaknesses induce friendships as often as kindred virtues.
father philosophy doubt
Can that which is the greatest virtue in philosophy, doubt (called by Galileo the father of invention), be in religion what the priests term it, the greatest of sins?
complaining complaints pitiful
Complaint is. more contemptible than pitiful.
miracle christ stills
Rejecting the miracles of Christ, we still have the miracle of Christ Himself.
goodness cheerfulness
Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.
bows ceremony
There are ceremonious bows that repel one like a cudgel.
long tables companionship
Constant companionship is not enjoyable, any more than constant eating. We sit too long at the table of friendship, when we outsit our appetites for each other's thoughts.
soul triumph small-successes
There are none so low but they have their triumphs. Small successes suffice for small souls.
women rocks charity
A woman's love, like lichens upon a rock, will still grow where even charity can find no soil to nurture itself.
too-much foundation losing
In secluding himself too much from society, an author is in danger of losing that intimate acquaintance with life which is the only sure foundation of power in a writer.
wise fashion harm
There would not be so much harm in the giddy following the fashions, if somehow the wise could always set them.
home dominion vain
It is in vain that he seeks dominion abroad, who is not kingly at home.
gay rose feelings
Like the withered roses of a once gay garland, the feelings of youth command in age a melancholy interest.