Ejaculations are short prayers darted up to God on emergent occasions. They are the artillery of devotion, and their principal use is against the fiery darts of the devil.
Wisdom
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Many favors which God giveth us ravel out for want of hemming, through our own unthankfulness; for though prayer purchaseth blessings, giving praise doth keep the quiet possession of them.
Wisdom
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
Wisdom
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
Wisdom
All things are difficult before they are easy.
Wisdom
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Friendship
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Love
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
Wisdom
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
Wisdom
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
Wisdom
We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
Wisdom
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
Wisdom
Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.
Wisdom
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
Wisdom
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
Wisdom
Great hopes make great men.
Hope
Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.
Wisdom
With foxes we must play the fox.
Wisdom
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
Wisdom
A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.
Wisdom
A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.
Truth
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
Wisdom
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
Wisdom
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
Wisdom
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