Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy.

Quote by George Herbert

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Sometimes the best gain is to lose

Sometimes the best gain is to lose

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

You must lose a fly to catch a trout

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords If when the soul unto the lines...

The fineness which a hymn or psalm affords If when the soul unto the lines...

There would be no great men if there were no little ones.

There would be no great men if there were no little ones.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...

Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and...

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.

It is good to have friends both in Heaven and Hell?

It is good to have friends both in Heaven and Hell?

The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

The buyer needs a hundred eyes, the seller not one.

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within...

Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within...

The offender never pardons

The offender never pardons

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy...

If any speak ill of thee, fly home to thy own conscience and examine thy...

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one...

One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one...

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

Speak not of my debts unless you mean to pay them.

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.

If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.

And it really pisses Peter and Micky off when I get onto one of those...

And it really pisses Peter and Micky off when I get onto one of those...