The stars, that in their courses roll, Have much instruction given; But Thy good Word informs my soul How I may climb to Heaven. Isaac Watts More Quotes by Isaac Watts More Quotes From Isaac Watts What bliss will fill the ransomed souls, when they in glory dwell, to see the sinner as he rolls, in quenchless flames of hell. Isaac Watts bliss flames soul For sov'reign pow'r reign not alone, Isaac Watts thrones grace justice Earth, thou great footstool of our God, who reigns on high; thou fruitful source of all our raiment, life, and food; our house, our parent, and our nurse. Isaac Watts nurse house life Every one of his opinions appears to himself to be written with sunbeams. Isaac Watts positiveness sunbeams opinion Thoughts, like old vultures, prey upon their heart-strings Isaac Watts thoughtful heart thinking No more let sins and sorrows grow, Isaac Watts thorns sorrow blessing Instructors should not only be skilful in those sciences which they teach, but have skill in the method of teaching, and patience in the practice. Isaac Watts skills teaching practice Logic helps us to strip off the outward disguise of things, and to behold and judge of them in their own nature. Isaac Watts logic judging helping Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still. Isaac Watts worms butterfly flower As a man may be eating all day, and for want of digestion is never nourished, so these endless readers may cram themselves in vain with intellectual food. Isaac Watts intellectual reading men A thousand ages in Thy sight Isaac Watts age sight night The very substance which last week was grazing in the field, waving in the milk pail, or growing in the garden, is now become part of the man. Isaac Watts growing garden men Poesy and oratory omit things not essential, and insert little beautiful digressions, in order to place everything in the most effective light. Isaac Watts light beautiful order The passions are the gales of life; and it is religion only that can prevent them from rising into a tempest. Isaac Watts gale rising passion A hermit who has been shut up in his cell in a college has contracted a sort of mould and rust upon his soul. Isaac Watts cells soul college When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy. Isaac Watts sophistry argument appearance Study detains the mind by the perpetual occurrence of something new, which may gratefully strike the imagination. Isaac Watts imagination mind may When two or three sciences are pursued at the same time if one of them be dry, as logic, let another be more entertaining, to secure the mind from weariness. Isaac Watts three mind two The child taught to believe any occurrence a good or evil omen, or any day of the week lucky, hath a wide inroad made upon the soundness of his understanding. Isaac Watts evil believe children Some have a violent and turgid manner of talking and thinking; they are always in extremes, and pronounce concerning everything in the superlative. Isaac Watts violent talking thinking
