Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

Quote by William Drummond

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Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar.

Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar.

Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art...

Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art...

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly...

There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly...

As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we...

As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we...

He who dares not (reason), is a slave.

He who dares not (reason), is a slave.

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool;...

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic.

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals...

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals...

He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and...

He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and...