Virtue Quotes by Owen Feltham

The boundary of man is moderation. When once we pass that pale our guardian angel quits his charge of us.

— Owen Feltham

Of all trees, I observe God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that creeps upon the helpful wall; of all beasts, the soft…

— Owen Feltham

To go to law is for two persons to kindle a fire, at their own cost, to warm others and singe themselves to cinders;…

— Owen Feltham

Virtue is the truest liberty.

— Owen Feltham

Fear, if it be not immoderate, puts a guard about us that does watch and defend us; but credulity keeps us naked, and lays…

— Owen Feltham

Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy

— Owen Feltham

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand.

— Owen Feltham

Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls, and crushes all to pieces.

— Owen Feltham

There is no one subsists by himself alone.

— Owen Feltham

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

— Owen Feltham

It is rare to see a rich man religious; for religion preaches restraint, and riches prompt to unlicensed freedom.

— Owen Feltham

Pleasures can undo a man at any time, if yielded to.

— Owen Feltham

Human life has not a surer friend, nor oftentimes a greater enemy, than hope. It is the miserable man's god, which in the hardest…

— Owen Feltham

Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.

— Owen Feltham

To be gentle is the test of a lady.

— Owen Feltham