Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls, and crushes all… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
He that despairs degrades the Deity, and seems to intimate that He is insufficient, or not just to His word; and in… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
God has made no one absolute. The rich depend on the poor, as well as the poor on the rich. The world… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
That man is but of the lower part of the world that is not brought up to business and affairs. — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
Surely, if we considered detraction to be bred of envy, nested only in deficient minds, we should find that the applauding of… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
Shall I speak truly what I now see below? The World is all a carkass, smoak and vanity, The shadow of a… — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
Gold is the fool's curtain, which hides all his defects from the world. — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
The boundary of man is moderation. When once we pass that pale our guardian angel quits his charge of us. — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand. — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them. — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
It is rare to see a rich man religious; for religion preaches restraint, and riches prompt to unlicensed freedom. — Owen Feltham Copy Share Image
