Owen Feltham
Owen Feltham
Owen Felthamwas an English writer, author of a book entitled Resolves, Divine, Moral, and Political, containing 146 short essays. It had great popularity in its day. Feltham was for a time in the household of the Earl of Thomond as chaplain or sec., and published, Brief Character of the Low Countries. His most cited essay is "How the Distempers of these Times should affect wise Men" which was selected for inclusion in John Gross' The Oxford Book of Essays, a...
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The noblest part of a friend is an honest boldness in the notifying of errors. He that tells me of a fault, aiming at my good, I must think him wise and faithful--wise in spying that which I see not; faithful in a plain admonishment, not tainted with flattery.
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Men are like wine,--not good before the lees of clownishness be settled.
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It is a most unhappy state to be at a distance with God: man needs no greater infelicity than to be left to himself.
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Honesty is a warrant of far more safety than fame.
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There is no man but for his own interest hath an obligation to be honest. There may be sometimes temptations to be otherwise; but, all cards cast up, he shall find it the greatest ease, the highest profit, the best pleasure, the most safety, and the noblest fame, to hold the horns of this altar, which, in all assays, can in himself protect him.
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When two friends part they should lock up one another's secrets, and interchange their keys.
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Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.
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Knowledge is the treasure of the mind, but discretion is the key to it, without which it is useless. The practical part of wisdom is the best.
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Gold is the fool's curtain, which hides all his defects from the world.
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Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.
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In business, three things are necessary: knowledge, temper, and time.
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The greatest results in life are usually attained by common sense and perseverance.