anger

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charity

gold

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heart

heaven

luxury

man (human)

meditation

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prayer

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is, when long in coming, the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept.

Anger, when it is long in coming, is the stronger when it comes, and the longer kept.

is not important. To marry a woman for her beauty is like buying house for its paint.

To marry a woman for her beauty is like buying house for its paint.

is distinguished from pride in that while both feed the poor and build hospitals, charity gives her glory to God while pride takes her glory from man.

Charity feeds the poor, so does pride; charity builds an hospital, so does pride. In this they differ : charity gives her glory to Cod : pride takes her glory from man.

is Ctesar's treasure, man is God's ; thy gold hath Ciesar’s image, and thou hast God’s ; give, therefore, those things unto Caesar which are Caesar’s, and unto God which are God’s.

Gold is Ctesar's treasure, man is God's ; thy gold hath Ciesar’s image, and thou hast God’s ; give, therefore, those things unto Caesar which are Caesar’s, and unto God which are God’s.

is a thing which too much of is a vanity; enough is a feast.

is a small thing, but desires great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite’s dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it.

The heart is a small thing, but de* sireth great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite’s dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it.

is never deaf but 'when man’s heart is dumb.

Heaven is never deaf but 'when man’s heart is dumb.

is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.

Luxury is an enticing pleasure, a bastard mirth, which hath honey in her mouth, gall in her heart, and a sting in her tail.

is the life of the soul; action is the soul of meditation; honor is the reward of action ; so meditate, that thou mayst do; so do, that thou mayst purchase honor; for which purchase, give God the glory.

Meditation is the life of the soul; action is the soul of meditation; honor is the reward of action ; so meditate, that thou mayst do; so do, that thou mayst purchase honor; for which purchase, give God the glory.

is the life of the soul; action, the soul of meditation; honour, the reward of action.

Meditation is the life of the soul; action, the soul of meditation; honour, the reward of action.

is dangerous, whereby thou becomest a necessary prey to the conqueror.

Neutrality is dangerous, whereby thou becomest a necessary prey to the conqueror.

is the cable, at whose end appears the anchor, hope.

Prayer is the cable, at whose end appears / The anchor hope, ne'er slipp'd but in our fears.

is a basilisk whose eyes are full of venom. If the eye of thy soul see her first, it reflects her own poison and kills her; if she see thy soul, unseen, or seen too late, with her poison, she kills thee; since therefore thou canst not escape thy sin, let not thy sin escape thy observation.

Sin is a basilisk whose eves are full of venom. If the eye of thy soul see her first, it reflects her own poison and kills her; if she see thy soul, unseen, or seen too late, with her poison, she kills thee; since therefore thou canst not escape thy gin. let not thy sin escape thy observation.

is nothing but an act of loving that which is to be beloved, and that act is prudence, from whence not to be removed by constraint is fortitude ; not to be altered by enticements is temperance: not to be diverted by pride is justice.

Virtue is nothing bnt an act of loving that which is to be beloved, and that act is prudence, from whence not to be removed by constraint is fortitude ; not to be allnred by enticements is temperance: not to be diverted by pride is justice.

is deceitful; her end is doubtful, her conclusion is horrible, her judge is terrible, and her judgment is Intolerable.

The world Is deceitful; her end is doubtful, her conclusion is horrible, her judge is terrible, and her judgment is Intolerable,

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