"Blessed be God, I not only begin praying……" — Thomas Adams
"Blessed be God, I not only begin praying when I kneel down, but I do not leave off praying when I rise up."
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39 Quotes by Thomas Adams
Thomas Adams has 39 quotes on this site.
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The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be…
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Our mind is where our pleasure is, our heart is where our treasure is, our love is where our life…
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A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He…
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He that will be knighted must kneel for it, and he that will enter in at the strait gate must…
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Even the tired horse, when he comes near home, mends pace: be good always, without weariness, but best at last;…
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Both in thy private sessions, and the universal assizes, thou shalt be sure of the same Judge, the same jury,…
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That which a man spits against heaven, shall fall back on his own face.
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Alas! that the farthest and of all our thoughts should be the thought of our ends.
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The patient man is merry indeed.... The jailers that watch him are but his pages of honour, and his very…
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Paradise had four rivers that watered the earth.... and howsoever neglected by many, they make glad the city of God.…
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We know there is a sun in heaven, yet we cannot see what matter it is made of, but perceive…
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A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation.
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