The tree falls not at the first stroke. John Ray More Quotes by John Ray More Quotes From John Ray The Democratic Party: Con-men elected by the ignorant and the arrogant. John Ray ignorantpartymen The horse thinks one thing and he that rides him another John Ray poor-richardhorsethinking A wonder then it must needs be,-that there should be any Man found so stupid and forsaken of reason as to persuade himself, that this most beautiful and adorned world was or could be produced by the fortuitous concourse of atoms. John Ray stupidbeautifulmen I love thee like puddings; if thou wert pie I'd eat thee. John Ray piepuddinglove-is They that make laws must not break them. John Ray breaklaw My personal credo as a libertarian conservative: I think all attempts to reform your fellow-citizens or tell them how to live their lives are arrogant and tyrannical. THAT'S why I oppose Leftism. I want people to be free to manage their own lives. Reform is just authoritarianism. People are not playthings for anybody's theories or obsessions. John Ray reformpeoplethinking Who depends upon another man's table often dines late. John Ray philosophicalmenphilosophy He that counts all cost will never put plough in the earth. John Ray cautioncostearth Children pick up words as pigeons peas And utter them again as God shall please. John Ray peaspigeonschildren Every man praises his own wares. John Ray every-manpraisemen A maid that laughs is half taken. John Ray takenhalflaughing Adversity makes men wise but not rich. John Ray adversitywisemen Little children, little sorrows; big children, big sorrows. John Ray sorrowlittleschildren It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his counselor. John Ray foolishsheepadvice He that cannot abide a bad market, deserves not a good one John Ray deserve The use of butterflies is to adorn the world and delight the eyes of men, to brighten the countryside, serving like so many golden spangles to decorate the fields. John Ray butterflyeyemen Pray devoutly, but hammer stoutly. John Ray hammersmilitarypraying He that uses many words for explaining any subject, doth, like the cuttlefish, hide himself for the most part in his own ink. John Ray using-wordsusewriting In a thousand pound of Law there's not an ounce of love. John Ray thousandpoundslaw That which is evil is soon learned. John Ray evil
