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Jeremy Collier, an English writer and critic, was born on September 23, 1650, and died on April 26, 1726. He held a significant position in the field of literary criticism in 18th-century British literature with his critical analysis of the works of his time.

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Famous Jeremy Collier Quotes

“Envy lies between two beings equal in nature though unequal in circumstances.”

Two Lying Circumstances Equal Envy Being Equal

Author:Jeremy Collier

“The road to heaven lies as near by water as by land.”

Lying Heaven Water Land

Book:An ecclesiastical history of Great Britain

Source: An ecclesiastical history of Great Britain

“True courage is the result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable. Resolution lies more in the head than in the veins, and a just sense of honor and of infamy, of duty and of religion, will carry us farther than all the force of mechanism.”

Mind Lying Force Results Courage Duty Honor Brave Reasoning Resolution Mechanism Veins Infamy True Courage

Author:Jeremy Collier

“Vanity is a strong temptation to lying; it makes people magnify their merit, over flourish their family, and tell strange stories of their interest and acquaintance.”

People Stories Lying Strong Interest Strange Temptation Vanity Merit Acquaintance Strange Stories

Book:Pearls of Great Price: or, Maxims, reflections, characters and thoughts, on miscellaneous subjects ... Selected from the works of the Rev. Jeremy Collier by the editor of

Source: Pearls of Great Price: or, Maxims, reflections, characters and thoughts, on miscellaneous subjects ... Selected from the works of the Rev. Jeremy Collier by the editor of