Words matter. These are the best Thou Quotes from famous people such as Henry Austin Dobson, John Donne, Francis Quarles, Desiderius Erasmus, William Shakespeare, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour – let no night Seal thy sense in deathly slumber Till to delight Thou hast paid thy utmost blessing.
Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so. For, those, whom thou think’st thou dost overthrow. Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.
It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn’t have it, to fear and suspect the worst.
O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil.
Let there be a door to thy mouth, that it may be shut when need arises, and let it be carefully barred, that none may rouse thy voice to anger, and thou pay back abuse with abuse.
If thou be industrious to procure wealth, be generous in the disposal of it. Man never is so happy as when he giveth happiness unto another.
Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
Dost thou not understand that there are two distinct forces in us, that of the soul and that of the body, that is, a movement and a regulator?
Love thou the rose, yet leave it on its stem.
Muhammad Ali – he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon… Every head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess, thou art the greatest, the greatest of all time, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali.
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
Busy old fool, unruly Sun, why dost thou thus through windows and through curtains call on us? Must to thy motions lovers seasons run?
When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.
Muhammad Ali – he was a magnificent fighter and he was an icon… Every head must bow, every knee must bend, every tongue must confess, thou art the greatest, the greatest of all time, Muhammad, Muhammad Ali.
All things by immortal power. Near of far, to each other linked are, that thou canst not stir a flower without troubling of a star.
That though thou seest it no great matter to be separated from Christ now, yet when the heavens shall be in a flaming fire, and the earth shall give up the dead that be in it.
Where thou art, that is home.
Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.
Drink not the third glass, which thou canst not tame, when once it is within thee.
I have a big problem when the sanctimonious, holier than thou congressmen and women go on national television for six hours and beat somebody up with a stick, and not because I’m ‘Ms. Manners.’ That’s not what bothers me. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Begin – to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.
I believe that in this new world that we live in, we often have a responsibility, you know, to actually go beyond the thou shalt nots – that is, the not harming others – and say we can help others and we should be helping others.
Thou shalt not ration justice.
Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour – let no night Seal thy sense in deathly slumber Till to delight Thou hast paid thy utmost blessing.
And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.
Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.
When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man’s life.
We don’t need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do’s and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.
Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.
Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air love them for what they are; nor love them less, because to thee they are not what they were.
Where hast thou wandered, gentle gale, to find the perfumes thou dost bring?
Resolve and thou art free.
Do thou snatch treasures from my lips, and I’ll take kingdoms back from thine.
Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?
Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig.
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool.
Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly.
Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.
Spain, must we some day tell Filipinas that thou hast no ear for her woes and that if she wishes to be saved she must redeem herself?
O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.
If thou suffer injustice, console thyself; the true unhappiness is in doing it.
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.
‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ was this role that utterly fell into my lap and changed my life.
Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.
Blessed be God that Thou hast filled the soul of Thy servant with joy and peace in believing.
O earth, what changes hast thou seen!
The Left can play the race card incessantly without consequence or punishment, but woe to anyone else who even breathes valid opposition to their policies: Thou shall be deemed a racist.
O, thou art fairer than the evening air clad in the beauty of a thousand stars.
Every time the good giants try to cut back on salt, sugar, fat calories, inevitably Wall Street raises its hand and is looking at the sales figures and the revenue and saying, ‘Thou shalt not result in any loss of profit.’ There’s huge continuing pressure on the food companies.
Money is a handmaiden, if thou knowest how to use it; a mistress, if thou knowest not.
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.
O God, we praise Thee for keeping us till this day, and for the full assurance that Thou wilt never let us go.
Spain, must we some day tell Filipinas that thou hast no ear for her woes and that if she wishes to be saved she must redeem herself?
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last.
Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
Grant what thou commandest and then command what thou wilt.
And the first commandment of feminism is: I am woman; thou shalt not tolerate strange gods who assert that women have capabilities or often choose roles that are different from men’s.
Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.
Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.
If we are to keep democracy, there must be a commandment: Thou shalt not ration justice.
Most Glorious and eternal Majesty, Thou art righteous and holy in all thou dost to the sons of men, though thou hast suffered men to condemn Thy servant, Thy servant will not condemn Thee.
O earth, what changes hast thou seen!
Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.
The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!
Iconic Paris tells us: here are our three-star attractions, go thou and marvel. And so we gaze obediently at what we are told to gaze at, without exactly asking why.
Know, thou, that the lines that live are turned out of a furrowed brow.
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