All Jeremy Collier Quotes
- People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company. Bored
- The abuse of a thing is no argument against the use of it. Abuse
- Atheism is the result of ignorance and pride; of strong sense and feeble reasons; of good eating and ill-living. It is the plague of society,… Atheism
- Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases. Everyone
- True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable. Always Impregnable
- Books are a guide in youth, and an entertainment for age. Age
- Books are a guide in youth, and an entertainment for age. They support us under solitude, and keep us from becoming a burden to ourselves.… Age
- There are few things reason can discover with so much certainty and ease as its own insufficiency. Certainty
- To believe a business impossible is the way to make it so. How many feasible projects have miscarried through despondency, and been strangled in their… Been
- Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty. Conviction
- Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way. Assurance
- Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom. Consequence
- We must not let go manifest truths because we cannot answer all questions about them. All
- Patient waiting is often the highest way of doing God's will. God
- As the language of the face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: 'Tis the short hand of the mind, and… Comprehensive
- Envy lies between two beings equal in nature though unequal in circumstances. Beings
- Hope is a vigorous principle; it is furnished with light and heat to advise and execute; it sets the head and heart to work, and… Advise
- Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves. Book
- A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading. Always Eating
- In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting… Acting
- Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company. Company
- A brave mind is always impregnable. Always Impregnable