William Drummond Professions : Poet Born : December 13, 1585 Died : December 4, 1649 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by William Drummond Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble. William Drummond iron quality book Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety. William Drummond safety silence mouths What sweet delight a quiet life affords. William Drummond delight marriage sweet So that my life be brave, what though not long? William Drummond brave life long Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed. William Drummond kings sweet children Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world; doth live his own; Though solitary, who is not alone, But doth converse with that eternal love. William Drummond eternal-love solitude world He who dares not (reason), is a slave. William Drummond slave freedom reason My thoughts hold mortal strife, I do detest my life, And with lamenting cries, Peace to my soul to bring, Oft calls that prince which here doth monarchize; But he, grim-grinning king, Who caitiffs scorns and doth the blest surprise, Late having deck'd with beauty's rose his tomb, Disdains to crop a weed, and will not come. William Drummond sad weed kings He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave. William Drummond will slave fool reason Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar. William Drummond sharpens scholar intelligence iron Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art This is really what thou art. All that is without thee also is within. William Drummond within without study art He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave. William Drummond will slave fool reason I study myself more than any other subject; it is my metaphysic, and my physic. William Drummond than more myself study There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly than the tongue is able to do. William Drummond child tongue silence love As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we should not presume to any on our leaving it, but soberly learn to will which He wills. William Drummond learn will leaving life Similar Authors Abdellatif Laabi poet Ihara Saikaku poet Abram Joseph Ryan poet Ingeborg Bachmann poet Izumi Shikibu poet Bion of Smyrna poet All Authors
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