Flames Quote by Owen Feltham

“Take heed of a speedy professing friend; love is never lasting which flames before it burns.”

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The boundary of man is moderation. When once we pass that pale our guardian angel quits his charge of us.

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Of all trees, I observe God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that creeps upon the helpful wall; of all beasts, the soft…

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To go to law is for two persons to kindle a fire, at their own cost, to warm others and singe themselves to cinders;…

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Virtue is the truest liberty.

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Fear, if it be not immoderate, puts a guard about us that does watch and defend us; but credulity keeps us naked, and lays…

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Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy

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Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand.

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Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls, and crushes all to pieces.

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There is no one subsists by himself alone.

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Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

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It is rare to see a rich man religious; for religion preaches restraint, and riches prompt to unlicensed freedom.

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Pleasures can undo a man at any time, if yielded to.

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A thing of orchestrated hell-a terrible symphony of light and flame.

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She was drawn to damaged souls like a moth to a flame.

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