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“Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues”

Virtue Sea Laziness Idleness

Book:Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

“How many of our virtues originate in the fear of Death & that while we flatter ourselves that we are melting in Christian Sensibility over the sorrows of our human Brethren and Sisteren, we are in fact, tho' perhaps unconsciously, moved at the prospect of our own End for who sincerely pities Sea-sickness, Toothache, or a fit of the Gout in a lusty Good-liver of 50?”

Humans Ends Facts Christian Virtue Sea Fit Sorrow Moved Pity Sickness Sensibility Sincerely Fear Of Death Melting Liver Brethren Toothache Gout

Book:Collected Letters: 1820-1825

Source: Collected Letters: 1820-1825

“Doubt not but angling will prove to be so pleasant that it will prove to be, like virtue, a reward to itself.”

Virtue Doubt Sea Prove Rivers Rewards Fishes Boat Pleasant Lakes Fishing Angling

Book:The complete angler; or, Contemplative man's recreation:: being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing. In two parts:

Source: The complete angler; or, Contemplative man's recreation:: being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing. In two parts:

“Rather do what is nothing to the purpose than be idle; that the devil may find thee doing. The bird that sits is easily shot, when fliers scape the fowler. Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all the virtues, and the self-made sepulchre of a living man.”

Men May Made Self Purpose Virtue Sea Bird Devil Shots Thee Idle Idleness Self Made Scapes

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“Virtues lose themselves in self-interest, as rivers in the sea.”

Self Lost Interest Loses Virtue Sea Rivers Self Interest

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“The abode of God, too, is wherever is earth and sea and air, and sky and virtue. Why further do we seek the Gods of heaven? Whatever thou dost behold and whatever thou dost touch, that is Jupiter.”

Earth Spirituality Heaven Virtue Air Sea Sky Gardening Jupiter Abode

Book:The Pharsalia of Lucan

Source: The Pharsalia of Lucan

“Elections, especially of representatives and counselors, should be annual, there not being in the whole circle of the sciences a maxim more infallible than this, "where annual elections end, there slavery begins." These great men ... should be (chosen) once a year-Like bubbles on the sea of matter bourne, they rise, they break, and to the sea return. This will teach them the great political virtues of humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey.”

“Virtue could see to do what Virtue would by her own radiant light, though sun and moon where in the flat sea sunk.”

Light Sun Virtue Sea Moon Flats Radiant Bustle

Author:John Milton

“The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.”

Self Lost Interest Virtue Sea Ocean Rivers Self Interest

Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt