Isaac Watts quotes

When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes. (Isaac Watts)

The tall, the wise, the reverend head Must lie as low as ours.

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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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There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain.

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A flower, when offered in the bud, Is no vain sacrifice.

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Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber Holy angels guard thy bed Heavenly blessings without number Gently falling on thy head.

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Whene'er I take my walks abroad, How many poor I see What shall I render to my God For all his gifts to me.

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I have been there, and still would go 'T is like a little heaven below.

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Were I so tall to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean with my span, I must be measured by my soul The mind 's the standard of the man.

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And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.

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So, when a raging fever burns, We shift from side to side by turns And 't is a poor relief we gain To change the place, but keep the pain. (Isaac Watts)

Birds in their little nests agree; And 'tis a shameful sight, When children of one family Fall out, and chide, and fight.

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At books, or work, or healthy play, Let all my years be passed That I may give for every day A good account at last.

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How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower.

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Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.

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No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found.

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Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace, And not to chance as others do, That I was born of Christian race, And not a Heathen, or a Jew.

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In works of labour or of skill I would be busy too: For Satan finds some mischief still For idle hands to do.

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Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.

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Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.

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Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical spirit: fix not your assent to any proposition in a firm and unalterable manner, till you have some firm and unalterable ground for it, and till you have arrived at some clear and sure evidence. (Isaac Watts)

Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession.

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I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great.

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Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

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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 't is their nature too.

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Isaac Watts

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Occupation: English Hymnwriter
Born: July 17, 1674
Died: November 25, 1748
Quotes count: 64
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