1650-1726, British Clergyman, Conjuror
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
Jeremy Collier – [Language]
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.
Jeremy Collier – [Books and Reading]
Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.
Jeremy Collier – [Opportunity]
How many feasible projects have miscarried through despondency, and been strangled in their birth by a cowardly imagination.
Jeremy Collier – [Coward and Cowardice]
Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.
Jeremy Collier – [Idleness]
People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.
Jeremy Collier – [Bores and Boredom]
Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way.
Jeremy Collier – [Perseverance]
True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.
Jeremy Collier – [Courage]