Virtue dwells at the head of a river, to which we cannot get but by rowing against the stream.
Owen FelthamA combed writing will cost both sweat and the rubbing of the brain. And combed I wish it, not frizzled or curled.
Owen FelthamEvery man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.
Owen FelthamHe that despairs degrades the Deity, and seems to intimate that He is insufficient, or not just to His word; and in vain hath read the scriptures, the world, and man.
Owen Feltham