Jeremy Collier
Jeremy Collier
Jeremy Collierwas an English theatre critic, non-juror bishop and theologian...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
disappointment book passion
Books are a guide in youth, and an entertainment for age. They support us under solitude, and keep us from becoming a burden to ourselves. They help us to forget the crossness of men and things, compose our cares and our passions, and lay our disappointments asleep. When we are weary of the living, we may repair to the dead, who have nothing of peevishness, pride or design in their conversation.
book age entertainment
Books are a guide in youth, and an entertainment for age.
book fate despair
I would not despair unless I knew the irrevocable decree was passed; saw my misfortune recorded in the book of fate, and signed and sealed by neces-sity.
honesty book mean
Despair makes a despicable figure, and descends from a mean original. 'Tis the offspring of fear, of laziness and impatience; it argues a defect of spirit and resolution, and oftentimes of honesty, too. I would not despair unless I saw misfortune recorded in the book of fate, and signed and sealed by necessity.
book support solitude
Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.
reading book men
A man may as well expect to grow stronger by always eating as wiser by always reading.
idleness inlet people quickly tired
Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.
uplifting brave mind
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.
character looks flattery
Of all sorts of flattery, that which comes from a solemn character and stands before a sermon is the worst-complexioned. Such commendation is a satire upon the author, makes the text look mercenary, and disables the discourse from doing service.
office support rewards
The end of pleasure is to support the offices of life, to relieve the fatigues of business, to reward a regular action, and to encourage the continuance.
people opinion physiognomy
People's opinions of themselves are legible in their countenances.
together would-be painting
He that would be a master must draw from the life as well as copy from originals, and join theory and experience together.
hero hands use
It were well if there were fewer heroes; for I scarcely ever heard of any, excepting Hercules, but did more mischief than good. These overgrown mortals commonly use their will with their right hand; and their reason with their left.
hero race mischievous
Heroes are a mischievous race.