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William Scott Downey Quotes
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Would men but look more minutely into the glass of their own imperfections, we should find them less censorious. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
A well-spent Sabbath on earth prepares us for the spending of a better one in heaven. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
It is far better to die a porter in the fear of the Lord, than a courtier in the fear of the devil. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
Forced love must soon become mortal hatred. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
As large trees are not the most productive, neither are wealthy men the most liberal. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
To be rich, in most cases, is to be arrogant and selfish. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
Strong drinks are like wars, making cripples of some men, and sending others to the grave. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
No man should think better or worse of himself merely on account of his birth ; but rather let all think soberly. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
Beauty, like riches, has been productive of more evil than good. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
The tongue of the slanderer is a deadly poison ; and the voice of the scold gloomy. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
Poor is the man who can boast of nothing more than gold ; and equally so must the woman be who can boast of nothing more than her beauty. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
The contrast which exists between the abstemious man and the drunkard is this, the former governs his affairs, but the affairs of the latter govern him. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
Rather be pierced by a dart than by the tongue of a wife. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
The seas are not still while the winds blow ; neither can a man be spiritually alive while his affections are upon the earth. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
He who would guide others, ought first to guide himself. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
The religion of the tongue is as the leaves of a tree; while that of the heart is its fruits. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
A Christian never exposes himself more than when he neglects to pray. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
The use of strong drinks, to most persons, is as pills of arsenic disguised in a honeycomb ; although palatable at first, it is ruin at last. ~ William Scott Downey - Downey's Proverbs
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