H Quotes
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“He that rightly understands the reasonableness and Excellency of charity will know that it can never be excusable to waste any of our money in pride and folly.”
Source: A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, adapted to the State and Condition of all Orders of Christians, Volume 4
“He that rises after his falls, with confidence in God and profound humility of heart, will become, in God's hands, a proper instrument for the accomplishment of great things; but he who acts otherwise can never do any good.”
“He that rises late must trot all day.”
Source: The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac
“He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.”
Source: The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir
“He that riseth first, is first drest.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“He that runs may read.”
Source: The Works of Cowper and Thompson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never Before Published in this Country. With a New and Interesting Memoir of the Life of Thomson
“He that said it was not good for man to be alone, placed the celibate amongst the inferior states of perfection.”
Source: Works
“He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.”
Source: The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac
“He that searches for praise will often find contempt.”
“He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]”
“He that seeketh to be eminent amongst able men hath a great task; but that is ever good for the public. But he that plots to be the only figure amongst ciphers is the decay of a whole age.”
Source: Bacon's Essays: Top Essays
“He that seeks here any other thing but simply God and the salvation of his soul, will find nothing but trouble and sorrow.”
“He that seeks perfection upon earth leaves nothing new for the saints to find in heaven; for whilst men teach, there will be mistakes in divinity, and as long as no other govern, errors in the State.”
“He that seeks popularity in art closes the door on his own genius: as he must needs paint for other minds, and not for his own.”
Source: Memoirs and essays, illustrative of art, literature and social morals
“He that sees another in error and endeavors not to correct it, testifies himself to be in error.”
“He that sees the beauty of holiness or true moral good ,sees the greatest and most important thing in the world.”
Source: The Works of Jonathan Edwards
“He that sees the Lord in the temple, the living body, by seeking Him within, can alone see Him, the Infinite, in the temple of the universe, having become the Endless Eye.”
“He that sells upon Credit expects to lose 5 per Cent. By bad Debts; therefore he charges, on all he sells upon Credit, an Advance that shall make up that Deficiency.”
Source: The Portable Benjamin Franklin
“He that sends a foole expects one.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“He that serves God for Money, will serve the Devil for better Wages.”
“He that serves well needes not ask his wages.”
Source: The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum
“He that serves, must serve.”
Source: The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum
“He that shall peruse the political pamphlets of any past reign will wonder why they were so eagerly read, or so loudly praised.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: A New Edition in Twelve Volumes, to which is Prefixed, an Essay on His Life and Genius, by Arthur Murphy, Esq. Containing Rambler vol. 1-3
“He that shrinks from the grave with too great a dread, has an invisible fear behind him pushing him into it.”
“He that shuns trifles must shun the world.”
Source: The Works of George Chapman: Poems and Minor Translations
“He that shuts love out, in turn shall be Shut out from love, and on her threshold lie, Howling in outer darkness.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Illustrated)
“He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“He that slayeth an ox is as he that killeth a human.”
“He that sleeps feels not the tooth-ache”
“He that sowes trusts in God.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.”
“He that sows his grain upon marble will have many a hungry belly before his harvest.”
Source: History of John Bull
“He that sows Thorns, should never go barefoot.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“He that spareth in everything is an inexcusable niggard. He that spareth in nothing is an inexcusable madman. The mean is to spare in what is least necessary, and to lay out more liberally in what is most required in our several circumstances.”
“He that speakes sowes, and he that holds his peace, gathers.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“He that speaks ill of the mare will buy her.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“He that speaks much, is much mistaken.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“He that spends a Groat a day idly, spends idly above 6 l. a year, which is the Price of using 100 l.”
Source: Poor Richard's Almanack
“He that staies does the businesse.”
Source: The Complete Works of George Herbert: Prose
“He that stands still and suffers his enemies to double blows upon him without resistance, will undoubtedly be conquered in the issue.”
Source: Overcoming Temptation and Sin
“He that steals an egg will steal an ox.”
Source: The poetical works of George Herbert
“He that steals the old man's supper does him no wrong.”
Source: The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac
“He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.”
“He that studies books alone, will know how things ought to be; and he that studies men, will know how things are.”
“He that studies his content, wants it.”
Source: The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum
“He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body.”
Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“He that succeeds makes an important thing of the immediate task.”
“He that swells in prosperity will be sure to shrink in adversity.”
“He that sympathizes in all the happiness of others, perhaps himself enjoys the safest happiness.”
Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think