Quote

Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.

Isaac Watts

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Isaac Watts
Age: 74 †
Born: 1674
Born: July 17
Died: 1748
Died: November 25
Hymnwriter
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
Southampton
Hampshire
Isaac Watts
Acquaint
Acquaintance
Stupidity
Ignorance

More quotes by Isaac Watts

Image
Logic helps us to strip off the outward disguise of things, and to behold and judge of them in their own nature.
Isaac Watts
Image
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
Image
Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Isaac Watts
Image
Not all the blood of beasts On Jewish altars slain, Could give the guilty conscience peace, Or wash away the stain: But Christ, the heav'nly Lamb, Takes all our sins away, A sacrifice of nobler nam' And richer blood than they.
Isaac Watts
Image
thanks to my friends for their care in my breeding, Who taught me betimes to love working and reading.
Isaac Watts
Image
Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth.
Isaac Watts
Image
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.
Isaac Watts
Image
I have been there, and still would go 'T is like a little heaven below.
Isaac Watts
Image
Earth, thou great footstool of our God, who reigns on high thou fruitful source of all our raiment, life, and food our house, our parent, and our nurse.
Isaac Watts
Image
Sweet is the day of sacred rest No mortal cares shall seize my breast O may my heart in tune be found Like David's harp of solemn sound.
Isaac Watts
Image
There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain.
Isaac Watts
Image
Learn good-humor, never to oppose without just reason abate some degree of pride and moroseness.
Isaac Watts
Image
I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet.
Isaac Watts
Image
There's no repentance in the grave.
Isaac Watts
Image
And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.
Isaac Watts
Image
Kind words toward those you daily meet, Kind words and actions right, Will make this life of ours most sweet, Turn darkness into night.
Isaac Watts
Image
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.
Isaac Watts
Image
Forbid it Lord that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.
Isaac Watts
Image
In matters of equity between man and man, our Saviour has taught us to put my neighbor in place of myself, and myself in place of my neighbor.
Isaac Watts
Image
To prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.
Isaac Watts