"The covetous man is like a camel with……" — Thomas Adams
"The covetous man is like a camel with a great hunch on his back; heaven's gate must be made Higher and broader, or he will hardly get in."
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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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Blessed be God, I not only begin praying when I kneel down, but I do not leave off praying when…
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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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More Broader Quotes
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There is an immense, painful longing for a broader, more flexible, fuller, more coherent, more comprehensive account of what we…
— Saul Bellow
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Believe in life! Always human beings will live and progress to greater, broader, and fuller life.
— W. E. B. Du Bois
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It's not just Bin Laden or just those that are involved in the counterterrorism effort. We've gotta cast the net…
— Dick Cheney
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Because I'm thinking in a broader way, I feel like I am able to make better decisions.
— Takafumi Horie
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A lot of victims, for example, have become addicted to alcohol and drugs. It seems to me that the church's…
— Roger Mahony
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The more and more each is impelled by that which is intuitive, or the relying upon the soul force within,…
— Edgar Cayce
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The True Artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer, after years of strife, has nothing broader than his…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Science goes from question to question; big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader,…
— George Wald
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The average voter out there understands that the next president is going to have to be prepared to immediately step…
— Joe Biden
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Isil poses a threat to the people of Iraq and Syria, and the broader Middle East - including American citizens,…
— Barack Obama
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I used to tell the story about as a young man in high school one of the professors came in…
— Kofi Annan
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... the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of women. I came to realize that we…
— Don McPherson
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