John Ray

Beauty is power; a smile is its sword.

— John Ray

The honester the man, the worse luck.

— John Ray

Algebra is the metaphysics of arithmetic.

— John Ray

Diseases are the tax on pleasures.

— John Ray

The younger brother hath the more wit.

— John Ray

“Beauty is power; a smile is tls sword.”

— John Ray

In a calm sea every man is a pilot.

— John Ray

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

— John Ray

Let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason.

— John Ray

A child may have too much of his mother's blessing.

— John Ray

Every animal is providentially directed to the use of its proper weapon.

— John Ray

A spaniel, a woman, and a walnut tree, the more they're beaten the better they be.

— John Ray

If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.

— John Ray

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

— John Ray

Man does what he can, and God what he will.

— John Ray

Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality its left.

— John Ray

One means very effectual for the preservation of health is a quiet and cheerful mind, not afflicted with violent passions or distracted…

— John Ray

If the first of July it be rainy weather, 'Twill rain more or less for four weeks together.

— John Ray

He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own…

— John Ray

Fish must swim thrice--once is the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach.

— John Ray

The use of butterflies is to adorn the world and delight the eyes of men, to brighten the countryside, serving like so…

— John Ray

Global warming has taken the place of Communism as an absurdity that 'liberals' will defend to the death regardless of the evidence…

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Though thou has never so many counselors, yet do not forsake the counsel of your soul.

— John Ray

A talkative person runs himself upon great inconvenience by blabbing out his own and others' secrets.

— John Ray

A wonder then it must needs be,-that there should be any Man found so stupid and forsaken of reason as to persuade…

— John Ray

A multitude of words doth rather obscure than illustrate, they being a burden to the memory, and the first apt to be…

— John Ray

“Structured Application Design with MVC MVC defines a clean separation between the critical components of our apps. Consistent with its name, MVC…

— John Ray

My personal credo as a libertarian conservative: I think all attempts to reform your fellow-citizens or tell them how to live their…

— John Ray

There is no doubt, that man is not built to be a carnivorous animal. What a sweet, pleasing and innocent sight is…

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When friends meet, hearts warm.

— John Ray

Pray devoutly, but hammer stoutly.

— John Ray

Listeners ne'er hear good of themselves.

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Wedlock is a padlock.

— John Ray

Feather by feather the goose is plucked.

— John Ray

That which is evil is soon learned.

— John Ray

Lean liberty is better than fat slavery

— John Ray

Every man praises his own wares.

— John Ray

Good words cool more than cold water.

— John Ray

They love too much that die for love.

— John Ray

To go like a cat upon a hot bakestone.

— John Ray