How often might a man, after he had jumbled a set of letters in a bag, fling them out upon the ground before they would fall into an exact poem, yea, or so much as make a good discourse in prose. And may not a little book be as easily made by chance as this great volume of the world.
More Quotes from John Tillotson:
In all the affairs of this world, so much reputation is, in reality, so much power.John Tillotson
Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner to his journey's end than by-ways, in which men often lose themselves.
John Tillotson
The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the dark, all their pretenses are transparent.
John Tillotson
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.
John Tillotson
They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.
John Tillotson
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Letters Quotes, Literature Quotes, Man Quotes, Poetry Quotes, World QuotesBased on Keywords: fling, jumbled
Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. Blood doesn't run in races! Come on!
Beah Richards
We collaborate together. We work with other people. We work by ourselves.
John Oates
For the first time in 23 years I'm enjoying the process of supporting it, of going out and doing shows, and doing the interviews, and doing everything.
Rosanne Cash