Thou Quotes

1757 Thou quotes by 624 unique authors

Thou little thinkest what a little foolery governs the world. — John Selden
Thou breeze, That mak'st an organ of the mighty sea, Obedient to thy wilful phantasies, Provoke him not to scorn; but soft and low, As… — Hartley Coleridge
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, ye soft pipes, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear'd, Pipe to… — John Keats
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. — Benjamin Franklin
Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in. — Benjamin Franklin
Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. — Benjamin Franklin
Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities. — Benjamin Franklin
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure. — Benjamin Franklin
First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife. — Thomas Fuller
Thou ought to be nice, even to superstition, in keeping thy promises, and therefore equally cautious in making them. — Thomas Fuller
Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw. — Oliver Goldsmith
And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air love them for what they are; nor love… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. — Confucius
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. — Aleister Crowley
I am and always will be a sinner. But that's the beautiful thing about Jesus. I'll always try to be a better person in the… — Billy Ray Cyrus
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it. — Democritus
Where thou art, that is home. — Emily Dickinson
Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow.… — John Donne
Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run? — John Donne
If thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his desires. — Epicurus
It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst. — Desiderius Erasmus
A good face they say, is a letter of recommendation. O Nature, Nature, why art thou so dishonest, as ever to send men with these… — Henry Fielding
A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread-and thou. — Edward Fitzgerald
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee. — George Herbert
Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this. — Homer

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