Wouldst Quotes
38 quotes by 29 authors
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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou…
— Venerable Bede
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It is thy duty often times to do what thou wouldst not; thy duty too, to leave undone that thou wouldst do.
— Thomas a Kempis
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If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him... Those who will not be…
— William Penn
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Our great Pattern hath showed us what our deportment ought to be in all suggestions and temptations. When the devil showed Him "all the kingdoms…
— John Owen
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It seems that wherever the Welfare State is involved, the moral precept, "Thou shalt not steal," becomes altered to say: "Thou shalt not steal, except…
— F. A. Harper
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Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be…
— Confucius
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If thou wilt be observant and vigilant, thou wilt see at every moment the response to thy action. Be observant if thou wouldst have a…
— Rumi
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. . . yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way: thou…
— William Shakespeare
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Do not that to another, which thou wouldst not have done to thyself.
— Thomas Hobbes
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Wouldst thou shut up the avenues of ill, Pay every debt as if God wrote the bill.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Oh the folly of any mind that would explain God before obeying Him! That would map out the character of God instead of crying, Lord,…
— George MacDonald
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Let thine occupations be few, saith the sage, if thou wouldst lead a tranquil life.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying. Walking exercises the body; praying exercises the…
— Francis Quarles
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If thou wouldst be justified, acknowledge thine injustice. He that confesses his sin, begins his journey toward salvation. He that is sorry for it, mends…
— Francis Quarles
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Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.
— Bahá'u'lláh
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Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.
— Confucius
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Treat others as thou wouldst be treated. What thou likest not for thyself, dispense not to others.
— Khwaja Abdullah Ansari
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Good cable, to enforce and draw, And be thy law, While thou didst wink and wouldst not see.
— George Herbert
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Sow truth, if thou the truth wouldst reap: Who sows the false shall reap the vain.
— Horatius Bonar
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When thou cam'st first, Thou strok'st me and made much of me; wouldst give me Water with berries in't; and teach me how To name…
— William Shakespeare
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