Isaac Watts Quotes

For Satan always finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.

The eyes of a man in the jaundice make yellow observations on everything; and the soul tinctured with any passion diffuses a false color over the appearance of things.

Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light.

Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams.

Speak softly. It is far better to rule by love than fear.Speak softly. Let no harsh words mar the good we may do here.

If I could reach from pole to pole or grasp the ocean with a span, I would be measured by the soul The mind's the standard of the Man.

Some persons believe everything that their kindred, their parents, and their tutors believe. The veneration and the love which they have for their ancestors incline them to swallow down all their opinions at once, without examining what truth or falsehood there is in them. Men take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.

When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.

To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.

Learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks.

Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.

Forbid it Lord that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood.

Love is amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.

Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God.

Order my footsteps by Thy Word and make my heart sincere; let sin have no dominion, Lord, but keep my conscience clear.

I would not change my native landFor rich Peru with all her gold

When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy.

How glad the heathens would have been, That worship idols, wood and stone, If they the book God had seen.

And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.

Everyday is a birthday; every moment of it is new to us; we are born again, renewed for fresh work and endeavor.

Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.

Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical spirit: fix not your assent to any proposition in a firm and unalterable manner, till you have some firm and unalterable ground for it, and till you have arrived at some clear and sure evidence.

Vice and virtue chiefly imply the relation of our actions to men in this world; sin and holiness rather imply their relation to God and the other world.

There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain.

Now shall my inward joys arise, And burst into a song; Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue.

There's no repentance in the grave.

Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize and sailed through bloody seas?

Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance.

Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.

To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given By all on earth, and all in heaven.

Abandon the secret chamber and the spiritual life will decay.

In matters of equity between man and man, our Saviour has taught us to put my neighbor in place of myself, and myself in place of my neighbor.

From all who dwell below the skiesLet the Creator's praise arise;Let the Redeemer's name be sungThrough every land, by every tongue.

Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth.

Once a day, especially in the early years of life and study, call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge.

Prayer is a sacred and appointed means to obtain all the blessings that we want, whether they relate to this life or the life to come.

I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great.

A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be censorious of his neighbors. Every one of his opinions appears to him written, as it were, with sunbeams, and he grows angry that his neighbors do not see it in the same light. He is tempted to disdain his correspondents as men of low and dark understandings because they do not believe what he does.

In works of labour or of skillI would be busy too:For Satan finds some mischief stillFor idle hands to do.

Do not be deceived; happiness and enjoyment do not lie in wicked ways.

It is not to be expected that we should love God supremely if we have not known him to be more desirable than all other things.

There's not a plant or flower below but makes Thy glories known, And clouds arise, and tempests blow by order from Thy throne; While all that borrows life from Thee is ever in Thy care; And everywhere that we can be, Thou, God art present there.

Tis the voice of the sluggard I heard him complain,You have wak'd me too soon, I must slumber again.

Affect not little shifts and subterfuges to avoid the force of an argument.

For one drop calls another down, till we are drowned in seas of grief.

The stars, that in their courses roll, Have much instruction given; But Thy good Word informs my soul How I may climb to Heaven.

How doth the little busy bee Improve each shining hour, And gather honey all the day From every opening flower!

The tulip and the butterfly Appear in gayer coats than I: Let me be dressed fine as I will, Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.

Let dogs delight to bark and bite, for God hath made them so.