Robert South
Robert South
Robert Southwas an English churchman who was known for his combative preaching...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
conceal given men ordinary sort
Speech was given to the ordinary sort or men, whereby to communicate their mind; but to wise men, whereby to conceal it.
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It will probably come into the hemisphere by way of migrating birds. People are going to get really nervous when the birds start arriving here.
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We are recommending that every family have a family plan. The more informed and prepared people are by having a family plan, they do better. You know what to expect.
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Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience.
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Truth will lose its credit, if delivered by a person that has none.
action man
If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.
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Loquacity storms the ear, but modesty takes the heart
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It is idleness that creates impossibilities; and where people don't care to do anything, they shelter themselves under a permission that it cannot be done.
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Deeds always overbalance; and downright practice speaks more plainly than the fairest profession.
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A pandemic by definition is everywhere. You can't expect Uncle Sam to come in and help. It won't be like a hurricane. Every community will have to fend for themselves. There is no cavalry.
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No man's religion ever survives his morals.
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An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity
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God afflicts with the mind of a father, and kills for no other purpose but that he may raise again.
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Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.