List of Owen Feltham Quotes

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Owen Feltham
Total Quotes 76
Shall i speak truly what i now see below? the world is all a carkass, smoak and vanity, the shadow of a shadow, a play and in one word, just nothing.
Vanity Play Shadow
A combed writing will cost both sweat and the rubbing of the brain. and combed i wish it, not frizzled or curled.
Writing Sweat Brain
Men are like wine,--not good before the lees of clownishness be settled.
Wine Men Manners
There is no man but for his own interest hath an obligation to be honest. there may be sometimes temptations to be otherwise; but, all cards cast up, he shall find it the greatest ease, the highest profit, the best pleasure, the most safety, and the noblest fame, to hold the horns of this altar, which, in all assays, can in himself protect him.
Honesty Men Safety
Honesty is a warrant of far more safety than fame.
Honesty Safety Fame
Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth god, as if he were nearer at hand.
Glasses Hands Long
The noblest part of a friend is an honest boldness in the notifying of errors. he that tells me of a fault, aiming at my good, i must think him wise and faithful--wise in spying that which i see not; faithful in a plain admonishment, not tainted with flattery.
Friends Wise Thinking
No man can expect to find a friend without faults; nor can he propose himself to be so to another. without reciprocal mildness and temperance there can be no continuance of friendship. every man will have something to do for his friend, and something to bear with in him. the sober man only can do the first; and for the latter, patience is requisite. it is better for a man to depend on himself, than to be annoyed with either a madman or a fool.
Friends Men Annoyed
He that, when he should not, spends too much, shall, when he would not, have too little to spend.
Littles Too Much Economy
He that always waits upon god is ready whenever he calls. neglect not to set your accounts even; he is a happy man who to lives as that death at all times may find him at leisure to die.
Men Waiting May
For converse among men, beautiful persons have less need of the mind's commending qualities. beauty in itself is such a silent orator, that it is ever pleading for respect and liking, and by the eyes of others is ever sending, to their hearts for love.
Beauty Beautiful Eye
Riches, though they may reward virtues, yet they cannot cause them; he is much more noble who deserves a benefit than he who bestows one.
Noble Benefits May
  • Born: 1602
  • Died: February 23, 1668
  • Occupation: Writer
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