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I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great.
Isaac Watts
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Isaac Watts
Age: 74 †
Born: 1674
Born: July 17
Died: 1748
Died: November 25
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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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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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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.
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For sov'reign pow'r reign not alone, Grace is the partner of the throne Thy grace and justice mighty Lord, Shall well divide our last reward.
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It would be of great use to us to form our deliberate judgments of persons and things in the calmest and serenest hours of life, when the passions of nature are all silent, and the mind enjoys its most perfect composure.
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Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for God hath made them so.
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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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When I can read my title clear To mansions in the skies, I'll bid farewell to every fear, And wipe my weeping eyes.
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And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.
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To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given By all on earth, and all in heaven.
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When general observations are drawn from so many particulars as to become certain and indisputable, these are jewels of knowledge.
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In common discourse we denominate persons and things according to the major part of their character he is to be called a wise man who has but few follies.
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Reason is the glory of human nature, and one of the chief eminences whereby we are raised above our fellow-creatures, the brutes, in this lower world.
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I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet.
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Thoughts, like old vultures, prey upon their heart-strings
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In works of labour or of skillI would be busy too:For Satan finds some mischief stillFor idle hands to do.
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Do not be deceived happiness and enjoyment do not lie in wicked ways.
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The stars, that in their courses roll, Have much instruction given But Thy good Word informs my soul How I may climb to Heaven.
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Fancy and humour, early and constantly indulged in, may expect an old age overrun with follies.
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Preserve your conscience always soft and sensitive. If but one sin force its way into that tender part of the soul and dwell there, the road is paved for a thousand iniquities.
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