Jeremy Collier
» Books and Reading » “Books are but waste paper unless we spend in action the wisdom we get from thought — 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.”
» Bores and Boredom » “People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.”
» Courage » “True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.”
» Coward and Cowardice » “How many feasible projects have miscarried through despondency, and been strangled in their birth by a cowardly imagination.”
» Idleness » “Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.”
» Language » “As the language of the face is universal, so ’tis very comprehensive; no laconism can reach it: ‘Tis the short hand of the mind, and crowds a great deal in a little room”
» Opportunity » “Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.”
» Perseverance » “Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way.”
