Isaac Watts
Politician
1674-07-17
Books by Isaac Watts
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The Psalms of David
imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship
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Divine songs
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The improvement of the mind
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Quotes by Isaac Watts
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Once a day....call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge.
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Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.
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How shall polluted mortals dare To sing Thy glory or Thy grace Beneath Thy feet we lie afar And see but shadows of Thy face.
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Once a day, especially in the early years of life and study, call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge.
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Once a day....call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge.
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How shall polluted mortals dare To sing Thy glory or Thy grace Beneath Thy feet we lie afar And see but shadows of Thy face.
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Once a day, especially in the early years of life and study, call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge.
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Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.
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'Tis the voice of the sluggard; I heard him complain, you have waked me too soon, I must slumber again.
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Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.
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Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so; Let bears and lions growl and fight, For 'tis their nature too.
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But children, you should never let Such angry passions rise; Your little hands were never made To tear each other's eyes.
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The tall, the wise, the reverend head, Must lie as low as ours.
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Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, worms, and flowers, exceed me still.
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I'll not willingly offend, Nor be easily offended; What's amiss I'll strive to mend, And endure what can't be mended.
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Whatever brawls disturb the street, There should be peace at home.
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There is a dreadful Hell, And everlasting pains; There sinners must with devils dwell In darkness, fire, and chains.
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For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.
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And he that does one fault at first, And lies to hide it, makes it two.
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