"Let a man be but in earnest in……" — Robert South
"Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter is in pressing it, and he needs not proceed by a surer measure."
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33 Quotes by Robert South
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There is not the least flower but seems to hold up its head, and to look pleasantly, in the secret…
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Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.
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Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not…
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Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.
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In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the…
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He that tears away a man's good name tears his flesh from his bones, and, by letting him live, gives…
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Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that…
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Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to…
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An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity
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He that despairs measures Providence by his own little contracted model and limits infinite power to finite apprehensions.
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Anger is a transient hatred; or at least very like it.
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Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.
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More Earnest Quotes
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So long as there are earnest believers in the world, they will always wish to punish opinions, even if their…
— Walter Bagehot
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Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your…
— Dave Barry
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It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.
— Chuck Berry
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The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love.
— Kim Cattrall
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That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much in earnest about clutching my…
— Charlie Chaplin
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Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
— Winston Churchill
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Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then…
— Jean Anouilh
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There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires, listless efforts, lazy attitudes; all must be strenuous,…
— Edward McKendree Bounds
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Lord of the springtime, Father of flower, field and fruit, smile on us in these earnest days when the work…
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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If you want to sin, sin wholeheartedly and openly. Sins too have their lessons to teach the earnest sinner, as…
— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
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The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found…
— John Lancaster Spalding
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Methinks every true Christian should be exceedingly earnest in prayer concerning the souls of the ungodly; and when they are…
— Charles Spurgeon
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