"It is of the nobility of man's soul……" — Thomas Traherne
"It is of the nobility of man's soul that he is insatiable: for he hath a benefactor so prone to give, that he delighteth in us for asking. Do not your inclinations tell you that the WORLD is yours? Do you not covet all? Do you not long to have it; to enjoy it; to overcome it? To what end do men gather riches, but to multiply more? Do they not like Pyrrhus the King of Epire, add house to house and lands to lands, that they may get it all?"
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Thomas Traherne
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38 Quotes by Thomas Traherne
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Your enjoyment of the world is never right, till every morning you awake in Heaven: see yourself in your Father's…
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This moment exhibits infinite space, but there is a space also wherein all moments are infinitely exhibited, and the everlasting…
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The world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it. It is a Temple of Majesty, yet…
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To love one person with a private love is poor and miserable: to love all is glorious.
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I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by…
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More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.
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Happiness was not made to be boasted, but enjoyed. Therefore tho others count me miserable, I will not believe them…
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