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There's no repentance in the grave.

Isaac Watts

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Isaac Watts
Age: 74 †
Born: 1674
Born: July 17
Died: 1748
Died: November 25
Hymnwriter
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
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Southampton
Hampshire
Isaac Watts
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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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Ten thousand things there are which we believe merely upon the authority or credit of those who have spoken or written them.
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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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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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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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Among all the accomplishments of youth there is none preferable to a decent and agreeable behavior among men, a modest freedom of speech, a soft and elegant manner of address, a graceful and lovely deportment, a cheerful gravity and good-humor, with a mind appearing ever serene under the ruffling accidents of human life.
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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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Love is amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.
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Learn good-humor, never to oppose without just reason abate some degree of pride and moroseness.
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Do not expect to arrive at certainty in every subject which you pursue. There are a hundred things wherein we mortals. . . must be content with probability, where our best light and reasoning will reach no farther.
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Speak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here.
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Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for God hath made them so.
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Study detains the mind by the perpetual occurrence of something new, which may gratefully strike the imagination.
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Talking over the things which you have read with your companions fixes them on the mind.
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To prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.
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Custom and authority are no sure evidence of truth.
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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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And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.
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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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