Even so does he who provides for the short time of this life, but takes no care for all eternity; which is… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
If people would but provide for eternity with the same solicitude and real care as they do for this life, they could… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever. — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
Convulsive anger storms at large; or pale And silent, settles into full revenge. — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
Religion in a magistrate strengthens his authority, because it procures veneration, and gains a reputation to it. In all the affairs of this world,… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing. — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
When a man has once forfeited the reputation of his integrity, he is set fast, and nothing will then serve his turn, neither truth… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
There is no readier way for a man to bring his own worth into question than by endeavoring to detract from the worth of… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
Surely modesty never hurt any cause; and the confidence of man seems to me to be much like the wrath of man. — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
So that we pursue the happiness of this world just as little Children chase birds, when we think we are come very near it… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
How often might a man, after he had jumbled a set of letters in a bag, fling them out upon the ground before they… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
If a man were only to deal in the world for a day, and should never have occasion to converse more with mankind, never… — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed. — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
The angriest person in a controversy is the one most liable to be in the wrong. — John Tillotson Copy Share Image
