Quotes 1761 till 1780 of 3899.
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It is a hard and nice subject for a man to speak of himself: it grates his own heart to say anything of disparagement, and the reader's ear to hear anything of praise from him.
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?
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It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.
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It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.
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It is a wise father that knows his own child.
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It is at a fair that man can be drunk forever on liquor, love, or fights; at a fair that your front pocket can be picked by a trotting horse looking for sugar, and your hind pocket by a thief looking for his fortune.
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It is better that a man should tyrannize over his bank balance than over his fellow-citizens and whilst the former is sometimes denounced as being but a means to the latter, sometimes at least it is an alternative.
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It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree.
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It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have traced man back to the Elephant or the Lion or the Antelope, how much ridicule and prejudice would have been spared to the doctrine of Evolution.
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
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It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.
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It is excellent discipline for an author to feel that he must say all that he has to say in the fewest possible words, or his readers is sure to skip them.
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It is faith among men that holds the moral elements of society together, as it is faith in God that binds the world to his throne.
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It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people's attention and give them a livelier idea of God than do the often ill-applied examples of his wrath.
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It is highly convenient to believe in the infinite mercy of God when you feel the need of mercy, but remember also His infinite justice.
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It is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.
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It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him.
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