Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend.
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.
Absolve me, teach me, purify me, strengthen me: take me to Thyself, that I may be Thine and Thine only.
Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.
Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
This above all; to thine own self be true.
To God be humble, to thy friend be kind, and with thy neighbors gladly lend and borrow; His chance tonight, it maybe thine tomorrow.
Thine eyes are springs in whose serene And silent waters heaven is seen. Their lashes are the herbs that look On their young figures in the brook.
Men would live exceedingly quiet if these two words, mine and thine, were taken away.
Be still and cool in thine own mind and spirit.
Ah, sweet Content, where doth thine harbour hold.
Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.
Hear the words of prudence, give heed unto her counsels, and store them in thine heart; her maxims are universal, and all the virtues lean upon her; she is the guide and the mistress of human life.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Yet write, oh write me all, that I may join
Griefs to thy griefs, and echo sighs to thine.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories