Owen Feltham quotes

Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves. (Owen Feltham)
Meditation is the soul's perspective glass. View quote
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them. View quote
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man. View quote
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Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment. View quote
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Show me the man who would go to heaven alone if he could, and I will show you one who will never be admitted there. View quote
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Of all trees, I observe God hath chosen the vine, a low plant that creeps upon the helpful wall; of all beasts, the soft and patient lamb; of all fowls, the mild and guileless dove. Christ is the rose of the field, and the lily of the valley. When God appeared to Moses, it was not in the lofty cedar nor the sturdy oak nor the spreading palm; but in a bush, a humble, slender, abject shrub; as if He would, by these elections, check the conceited arrogance of man. View quote
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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. View quote
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There is no one subsists by himself alone. View quote
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Meditation is the soul's perspective glass, whereby, in her long remove, she discerneth God, as if He were nearer at hand. View quote
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The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - commonsense and perseverance. (Owen Feltham)