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.
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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.
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
All things are difficult before they are easy.
If you have one true friend you have more than your share.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
It is madness for sheep to talk peace with a wolf.
One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.
Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.
We are born crying, live complaining, and die disappointed.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully.
Great hopes make great men.
Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.
With foxes we must play the fox.
One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low.
A fox should not be on the jury at a goose's trial.
A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.
If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.
An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.
A wise man turns chance into good fortune.
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