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Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others.
Christian Morals (1716)
He who discommendeth others obliquely commendeth himself.
Christian Morals (1716)
The created World is but a small Parenthesis in Eternity.
Christian Morals (1716)
Burden not the back of Aries, Leo, or Taurus, with thy faults, nor make Saturn, Mars, or Venus, guilty of thy Follies.
Christian Morals (1716)
The noblest Digladiation is in the Theatre of ourselves.
Christian Morals (1716)
To ruminate upon evils, to make critical notes upon injuries, and be too acute in their apprehensions, is to add unto our own tortures, to feather the arrows of our enemies, to lash ourselves with the scorpions of our foes, and to resolve to sleep no more.
Christian Morals (1716)