Quotes on Thee

Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

Yes, thou art ever present, power divine; not circumscribed by time, nor fixed by space, confined to altars, nor to temples bound. In wealth, in want, in freedom, or in chains, in dungeons or on thrones, the faithful find thee.

Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

If thy friends be of better quality than thyself, thou mayest be sure of two things; first, they will be more careful to keep thy counsel, because they have more to lose than thou hast; the second, they will esteem thee for thyself, and not for that which thou dost possess.

O God, we praise Thee for keeping us till this day, and for the full assurance that Thou wilt never let us go.

Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art This is really what thou art. All that is without thee also is within.

Thou art not for the earth, nor for the Heaven the world is for thee, thou art not for the world.

Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image, but thee who destroys a good book, kills reason its self.

He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.

Titus Andronicus, my lord the Emperor_x000D_ _x000D_ Sends thee this word, that, if thou love thy sons,_x000D_ _x000D_ Let Marcus, Lucius, or thyself, old Titus,_x000D_ _x000D_ Or any one of you, chop off your hand_x000D_ _x000D_ And send it to the King: he for the same_x000D_ _x000D_ Will send thee hither both thy sons alive,_x000D_ _x000D_ And that shall be the ransom for their fault.

Since, O sweet Lord Jesus, Thou art the present portion of Thy people, favour us this year with such a sense of Thy preciousness, that from its first to its last day we may be glad and rejoice in Thee. Let January open with joy in the Lord, and December close with gladness in Jesus.

Death hangs over thee, While thou still live, while thou may, do good.

A godly man often grows best when his worldly circumstances decay. He who follows Christ for his bag is a Judas; they who follow for loaves and fishes are children of the devil; but they who attend Him out of love to Himself are His own beloved ones. Lord, let me find my life in Thee, and not in the mire of this world's favour or gain.

O good old man, how well in thee appears The constant service of the antique world, When service sweat for duty, not for meed! Thou art not for the fashion of these times, Where none will sweat but for promotion, And having that do choke their service up Even with the having. . . .

Ah fair Zenocrate, divine Zenocrate, Fair is too foul an epithet for thee.

A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, Manling.

O Lord, never suffer us to think that we can stand by ourselves, and not need thee.

And join with thee calm Peace and Quiet, Spare Fast, that oft with gods doth diet.

The heart of man is restless until he finds rest in Thee.

And do so, love, yet when they have devised_x000D_ _x000D_ What strainèd touches rhetoric can lend,_x000D_ _x000D_ Thou, truly fair, wert truly sympathized_x000D_ _x000D_ In true plain words by thy true-telling friend;_x000D_ _x000D_ And their gross painting might be better used_x000D_ _x000D_ Where cheeks need blood; in thee it is abused.

Fair youth, I would I could make thee believe I love.