Thou Quotes

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst.

Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.

O earth, what changes hast thou seen!

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

Thou hast created me not from necessity but from grace.

Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel.

All the world old is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer.

A book of verses underneath the bough, A jug of wine, a loaf of bread-and thou.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.

But in this Second Work if thou extract our Air and our Fire with the phlegm water, they will the more naturally and easily be drawn out of their infernal prison, and with less losse of their Spirits, than by the former way before described.

Begin thus from the first act, and proceed; and, in conclusion, at the ill which thou hast done, be troubled, and rejoice for the good.

If thou must love me, let it be for naught except for love's sake only.

And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.

Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I'll take kingdoms back from thine.

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.