As the language of the face is universal, so 'tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: 'Tis the short hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room
Jeremy Collier
Belief gets in the way of learning.
Jeremy Collier
Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.
Jeremy Collier
Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.
Jeremy Collier
How many feasible projects have miscarried through despondency, and been strangled in their birth by a cowardly imagination.
Jeremy Collier
I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book.
Jeremy Collier
Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.
Jeremy Collier
In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part.
Jeremy Collier
People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.
Jeremy Collier
Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way.
Jeremy Collier
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.
Jeremy Collier
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Type:
Clergyman
Date of Birth:
0000-00-00
Year of Death:
1726
Nationality:
English |