It is the work of fancy to enlarge, but of judgment to shorten and contract; and therefore this must be as far above the other as judgment is a greater and nobler faculty than fancy or imagination.

Quote by Robert South

Topics: Robert South Quotes

Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but...

Speech was given to the ordinary sort of men, whereby to communicate their mind; but...

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but...

God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but...

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of...

An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of...

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.

Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.

Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter...

Let a man be but in earnest in praying against a temptation as the tempter...

Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but...

Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but...

Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart.

Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart.

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends

Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.

Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.

Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities.

Folly enlarges men's desires while it lessens their capacities.

Anger is a transient hatred; or at least very like it.

Anger is a transient hatred; or at least very like it.

God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much...

God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much...

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over,...

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over,...

In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not...

In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not...

The mind begins to boggle at unnatural substances as things paradoxical and incomprehensible.

The mind begins to boggle at unnatural substances as things paradoxical and incomprehensible.