"All men will be Peters in their bragging……" — Owen Feltham
"All men will be Peters in their bragging tongue, and most men will be Peters in their base denial; but few men will be Peters in their quick repentance."
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Owen Feltham
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21 Quotes by Owen Feltham
Owen Feltham has 21 quotes on this site.
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Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment
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There is no one subsists by himself alone.
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The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for…
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The greatest results in life are usually attained by common sense and perseverance.
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Praise has different effects, according to the mind it meets with; it makes a wise man modest, but a fool…
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In business, three things are necessary: knowledge, temper, and time.
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
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Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.
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By gaming we lose both our time and treasure - two things most precious to the life of man.
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Knowledge is the treasure of the mind, but discretion is the key to it, without which it is useless. The…
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