Advantage Quote by Roger L'Estrange

“The blessings of fortune are the lowest; the next are the bodily advantages of strength and health; but the superlative blessings, in fine, are those of the mind.” quote by Roger L'Estrange — Download Open image

“The blessings of fortune are the lowest; the next are the bodily advantages of strength and health; but the superlative blessings, in fine, are those of the mind.”

Roger L'Estrange

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (4 ratings)

Advantage Blessing Blessings Fine Fortune Health Lowest Mind Next Psychology Superlatives Wealth

More by Roger L'Estrange

He that would live clear of envy must lay his finger on his mouth, and keep his hand out of the ink-pot.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

Some people are all quality; you would think they are made up of nothing but title and genealogy. The stamp of dignity defaces in…

Roger L'Estrange

Image

Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts disordered by a tedious visit.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

Figure-flingers and star-gazers pretend to foretell the fortunes of kingdoms, and have no foresight in what concerns themselves.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

We never think of the main business of life till a vain repentance minds us of it at the wrong end.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

He that serves God for money will serve the Devil for better wages.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

Nothing is so fierce but love will soften; nothing so sharp-sighted in other matters but it will throw a mist before its eyes.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

A universal applause is seldom less than two thirds of a scandal

Roger L'Estrange

Image

Unruly ambition is deaf, not only to the advice of friends, but to the counsels and monitions of reason itself.

Roger L'Estrange

Image

There is no contending with necessity, and we should be very tender how we censure those that submit to it. It is one thing…

Roger L'Estrange

Image

Explore all 57 Roger L'Estrange quotes

More Advantage quotes

Dogmatists have one advantage: they are poor listeners.

Frans de Waal

Image

Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then [these?],…

Abraham Lincoln

Image

Talented people can predict with great accuracy what's about to happen just a tiny bit ahead of their competitors. It might be two seconds…

Kevin Maney

Image

All I ever wanted was an unfair advantage

Garrison Wynn

Image

Part of the advantage, and part of the result of trying to be a producer and director, are the practical things, you find. It's…

Campbell Scott

Image

I was born with a silver microphone in my mouth, and that was an advantage. My father wrote books and was also a great…

Jonathan Dimbleby

Image

Like funny men, skilled diners are apparently perceived to have an evolutionary advantage.

Dana Goodyear

Image

For some reason when I decide to pursue something, I never have any fear that it won't happen. I think it's just ingrained in…

Kelly Blatz

Image

I think I have good hands, so I try to use them to my advantage.

Bianca Andreescu

Image

My influences are jazz, blues, European classical music; they are rock music and pop music. So many kinds of music. World music from different…

Rokia Traore

Image

Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring…

Marvin Olasky

Image

Daily contact with some teachers is itself all-sided ethical education for the child without a spoken precept. Here, too, the real advantage of male…

G. Stanley Hall

Image

Browse all 3,353 Advantage quotes

Advantage Quote by Roger L'Estrange

Related quotes

More by Roger L'Estrange

More Advantage quotes