Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.
Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavor.
Knowledge is proud that it knows so much wisdom is humble that it knows no more.
Variety's the very spice of life That gives it all its flavour.
My fugitive years are all hasting away,And I must ere long lie as lowly as they,With a turf on my breast, and a stone at my head,Ere another such grove shall arise in its stead.'Tis a sight to engage...
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam, excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
The dearest idol I have known,Whate'er that idol be,Help me to tear it from thy throne,And worship only thee.So shall my walk be close with God,Calm and serene my frame;So purer light shall mark the r...
God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm.
A moral sensible and well-bred man Will not affront me and no other can.
They whom truth and wisdom lead, can gather honey from a weed.
When we don't pray, we quit the fight. Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright. And Satan trembles when he sees. The weakest saint upon his knees.
The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow.
He that has seen both sides of fifty has lived to little purpose if he has no other views of the world than he had when he was much younger.
Beware of desp'rate steps the darkest day lived till tomorrow will have pass'd away.
A glory gilds the sacred page Majestic like the sun It gives a light to every age It gives but borrows none.
No traveler e'er reached that blest abode who found not thorns and briers in his road.
Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, The positive pronounce without dismay.
Grief is itself a med'cine.
There is in souls a sympathy with sounds:And as the mind is pitch'd the ear is pleasedWith melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave;Some chord in unison with what we hearIs touch'd within us, and the...