Sweet is the breath of praise when given by those whose own high merit claims the praise they give. Hannah More More Quotes by Hannah More More Quotes From Hannah More Rage is for little wrongs; despair is dumb. Hannah More despair dumb littles If I wanted to punish an enemy, it should be by fastening on him the trouble of constantly hating somebody. Hannah More hate hatred enemy ... it is a most severe trial for those women to be called to lay down beauty, who have nothing else to take up. It is for this sober season of life that education should lay up its rich resources. Hannah More sober rich trials Pleasure is by much the most laborious trade I know, especially for those who have not a vocation to it. Hannah More vocation pleasure trade Who are those ever multiplying authors that with unparalleled fecundity are overstocking the world with their quick succeeding progeny? They are novel-writers. Hannah More succeed novel world Names govern the world. Hannah More names world I am persuaded that there is no affection of the human heart more exquisitely pure, than that which is felt by a grateful son towards a mother. Hannah More grateful mother heart Commending a right thing is a cheap substitute for doing it, with which we are too apt to satisfy ourselves. Hannah More right-thing substitutes praise Forgiveness saves the expense of anger. Hannah More expenses forgiveness forgiving There is one single fact that one may oppose to all the wit and argument of infidelity; namely, that no man ever repented of being a Christian on his death-bed. Hannah More infidelity christian men when these incorrigible talkers are compelled to be quiet, is it not evident that they are not silent because they are listening to what is said, but because they are thinking of what they themselves shall say when they can seize the first lucky interval, for which they are so narrowly watching? Hannah More listening talking thinking Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes. Hannah More dignity crime may How much it is to be regretted, that the British ladies should ever sit down contented to polish, when they are able to reform; to entertain, when they might instruct; and to dazzle for an hour, when they are candidates for eternity! Hannah More able teaching might Our infinite obligations to God do not fill our hearts half as much as a petty uneasiness of our own; nor His infinite perfections as much as our smallest wants. Hannah More selfishness perfection heart Where evil may be done, it is right to ponder; where only suffered, know the shortest pause is much too long. Hannah More done evil long In grief we know the worst of what we feel but who can tell the end of what we fear? Hannah More grief ends fear Pride never sleeps. The principle at least is always awake. An intemperate man is sometimes sober, but a proud man is never humble. Hannah More pride humble sleep If faith produce no works, I see That faith is not a living tree. Thus faith and works together grow, No separate life they never can know. They're soul and body, hand and heart, What God hath joined, let no man part. Hannah More faith heart men He who cannot find time to consult his Bible will one day find he has time to be sick; he who has no time to pray must find time to die; he who can find no time to reflect is most likely to find time to sin; he who cannot find time for repentance will find an eternity in which repentance will be of no avail; he who cannot find time to work for others may find an eternity in which to suffer for himself. Hannah More sick suffering time Youth has a quickness of apprehension, which it is very apt to mistake for an acuteness of penetration. Hannah More penetration youth mistake
