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> [He that would be content with a mean condition must not cast his eye upon one that is in a far better estate than himself, but let him look upon him that is lower than he is, and, if he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/he-that-would-be-content-with-a-mean-condition-must-not-cast-his-eye/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

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## More by Anne Bradstreet

> [Flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone, I here, though there, yet both but one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/flesh-of-my-flesh-bone-of-my-bone-i-here-though-there-yet-both-but-one/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/if-ever-two-were-one-then-surely-we-if-ever-man-were-lov-d-by-wife/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/authority-without-wisdom-is-like-a-heavy-axe-without-an-edge-fitter/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [There is no object that we see; no action that we do; no good that we enjoy; no evil that we feel, or fear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/there-is-no-object-that-we-see-no-action-that-we-do-no-good-that-we/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [“Let such as say our sex is void of reason, Know it is slander now but once was treason.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/let-such-as-say-our-sex-is-void-of-reason-know-it-is-slander-now-but/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [What to my Saviour shall I giveWho freely hath done this for me?I'll serve him here whilst I shall liveAnd Loue him to Eternity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/what-to-my-saviour-shall-i-givewho-freely-hath-done-this-for-me-i-ll/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [The stones and trees, insensible to time, / Nor age nor wrinkle on their front are seen; / If Winter come, and greenness then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/the-stones-and-trees-insensible-to-time-nor-age-nor-wrinkle-on-their/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/if-ever-two-were-one-then-surely-we-if-ever-man-were-loved-by-wife/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [Satan, that great angler, hath his sundry baits for sundry tempers of men, which they all catch greedily at, but few perceive the hook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/satan-that-great-angler-hath-his-sundry-baits-for-sundry-tempers-of/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [“...And although thus short, we shorten many ways, Living so little while we are alive; In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain delight So unawares comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/and-although-thus-short-we-shorten-many-ways-living-so-little-while/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [I am obnoxious to each carping tongue who says my hand a needle better fits,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/i-am-obnoxious-to-each-carping-tongue-who-says-my-hand-a-needle/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [My age I will not once lament, / But sing, my time so near is spent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/my-age-i-will-not-once-lament-but-sing-my-time-so-near-is-spent/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [“#The Vanity of all Worldly Things. As he said vanity, so vain say I, Oh! Vanity, O vain all under sky; Where is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/the-vanity-of-all-worldly-things-as-he-said-vanity-so-vain-say-i-oh/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/if-we-had-no-winter-the-spring-would-not-be-so-pleasant-if-we-did-not/)

[Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/)

> [Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/authority-without-wisdom-is-like-a-heavy-ax-without-an-edge-fitter-to/)

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