Isaac Watts quotes

When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. (Isaac Watts)
The tall, the wise, the reverend head Must lie as low as ours. View quote
Isaac Watts
But, children, you should never let Such angry passions rise Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes. View quote
Isaac Watts
There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. View quote
Isaac Watts
A flower, when offered in the bud, Is no vain sacrifice. View quote
Isaac Watts
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber Holy angels guard thy bed Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head. View quote
Isaac Watts
Whene'er I take my walks abroad, How many poor I see What shall I render to my God For all his gifts to me. View quote
Isaac Watts
I have been there, and still would go 'T is like a little heaven below. View quote
Isaac Watts
Were I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span, I must be measured by my soul The mind 's the standard of the man. View quote
Isaac Watts
And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two. View quote
Isaac Watts
So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns And 't is a poor relief we gain To change the place, but keep the pain. (Isaac Watts)
Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight, When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight. View quote
Isaac Watts
At books, or work, or healthy play, Let all my years be passed That I may give for every day A good account at last. View quote
Isaac Watts
How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower. View quote
Isaac Watts
Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. View quote
Isaac Watts
No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found. View quote
Isaac Watts
Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace, And not to chance as others do, That I was born of Christian race, And not a Heathen, or a Jew. View quote
Isaac Watts
In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do. View quote
Isaac Watts
Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance. View quote
Isaac Watts
Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks. View quote
Isaac Watts
Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical spirit: fix not your assent to any proposition in a firm and unalterable manner, till you have some firm and unalterable ground for it, and till you have arrived at some clear and sure evidence. (Isaac Watts)
Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession. View quote
Isaac Watts
I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great. View quote
Isaac Watts
Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden. View quote
Isaac Watts
Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 't is their nature too. View quote
Isaac Watts