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Owen Feltham Quotes: We pick our own sorrows out of the joys of other men, and from their sorrows likewise we derive our joys.
         

We pick our own sorrows out of the joys of other men, and from their sorrows likewise we derive our joys.


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Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.

Every man should study conciseness in speaking; it is a sign of ignorance not to know that long speeches, though they may please the speaker, are the torture of the hearer.



He who would be singular in his apparel had need have something superlative to balance that affectation.

He who would be singular in his apparel had need have something superlative to balance that affectation.



Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.

Meditation is the soul's perspective glass.



Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.

Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.



The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.

The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed up in these two - common sense and perseverance.



Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.

Promises may get friends, but it is performance that must nurse and keep them.



It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him; victory may deprive him of his poison, but reconciliation of his will.

It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him; victory may deprive him of his poison, but reconciliation of his will.



To trust God when we have securities in our iron chest is easy, but not thankworthy; but to depend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for man to do, so it is more acceptable to God.

To trust God when we have securities in our iron chest is easy, but not thankworthy; but to depend on him for what we cannot see, as it is more hard for man to do, so it is more acceptable to God.



There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.

There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.



Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy

Where there is plenty, charity is a duty, not a courtesy





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