And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.
More Quotes from Isaac Watts:
The tall, the wise, the reverend head Must lie as low as ours.Isaac Watts
Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 't is their nature too.
Isaac Watts
To be angry about trifles is mean and childish to rage and be furious is brutish and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.
Isaac Watts
Were I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span, I must be measured by my soul The mind 's the standard of the man.
Isaac Watts
In books, or work, or healthful play.
Isaac Watts
At books, or work, or healthy play, Let all my years be passed That I may give for every day A good account at last.
Isaac Watts
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