![]() ![]() The Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel dined with me, and I asked them how they dared so roundly to assert. To create a little flower is the labour of ages. lift up thy head!Īs the catterpiller chooses the fairest leaves to layer her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys. When thou seest an Eagle, thou seest a portion of Genius. If others had not been foolish, we should be so. The thankful reciever bears a plentiful harvest. The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse how he shall take his prey. The weak in courage is strong in cunning. The eyes of fire, the nostrils of air, the mouth of water, the beard of earth. Listen to the fools reproach! it is a kingly title! You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. The tygers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction He who has suffered you to impose on him knows you.Īs the plow follows words, so God rewards prayers. Think in the morning, Act in the noon, Eat in the evening, Sleep in the night. The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion. as when he submitted to learn of the crow. The cistern contains: the fountain overflowsĪlways be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you.Įvery thing possible to be believd is an image of truth. The rat, the mouse, the fox, the rabbet watch the roots, the lion, the tyger, the horse, the elephant, watch the fruits. What is now proved was once, only imagind. & the sullen frowning fool, shall be both thought wise. The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship. The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity too great for the eye of man. The nakedness of woman is the work of God.Įxcess of sorrow laughs. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. Prisons are built with stones of Law, Brothels with bricks of Religion. ![]()
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