Thou Quotes

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast, for gentle ways are best, and keep aloof from sharp contentions.

Be patient, my soul: thou hath suffered worse than this.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these false recommendations into the World!

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.

Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.

We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law.

I believe in Ronald Reagan's 11th commandment, thou shall not speak unfavorably of another Republican.

Thou art my single day, God lends to leaven What were all earth else, with a feel of heaven.

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

All the world old is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer.

A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread-and thou.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

O earth, what changes hast thou seen!

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

Thou hast created me not from necessity but from grace.

Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel.

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.

Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.

But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described.

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.