So that we pursue the happiness of this world just as little Children chase birds, when we think we are come very near it and have it almost in our hands it flies farther from us than it was at…

Quote by John Tillotson

Topics: Happiness Quotes, World Quotes

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might also seem to be...

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might also seem to be...

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least...

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least...

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least...

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least...

Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner...

Sincerity is like traveling on a plain, beaten road, which commonly brings a man sooner...

To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive...

To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive...

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind

The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the...

The crafty person is always in danger; and when they think they walk in the...

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our...

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our...

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the...

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the...