Quotes from Owen Feltham

Negligence is the rust of the soul, that corrodes through all her best resolves.

Time is like a ship which never anchors; while I am on board, I had better do those things that may profit me at my landing, than practice such as shall cause my commitment when I come ashore.

Take heed of a speedy professing friend; love is never lasting which flames before it burns.

Truth and fidelity are the pillars of the temple of the world; when these are broken, the fabric falls, and crushes all to pieces.

Works without faith are like a fish without water, it wants the element it should live in. A building without a basis cannot stand; faith is the foundation, and every good action is as a stone laid.

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.

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.

To trust God when we have securities in our iron chest is easy, but not thankworthy; but to depend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for man to do, so it is more acceptable to God.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

It is to be doubted whether he will ever find the way to heaven who desires to go thither alone.

There is no one subsists by himself alone.

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.