Isaac Barrow quotes and words of wisdom

"Those who depend on the merits of their ancestors may be said to search in the roots of the tree for those fruits which the branches ought to produce."
Found in the topic Ancestors.

"He that loveth a book will never want for a faithful friend, a wholesome counselor, a cheerful companion, an effectual comforter."
Found in the topic Book.

"Smiling always with a never fading serenity of countenance, and flourishing in an immortal youth."
Found in the topic Smile.

"The fruits of the earth do not more obviously require labor and cultivation to prepare them for our use and subsistence, than our faculties demand instruction and regulation in order to qualify us to become upright and valuable members of society, useful to others, or happy ourselves."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

Interesting Quotes

Live as you will have wished to have lived when you are dying.Christian Furchtegott Gellert

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.Leo Rosten - US (Polish-born) author (1908 - )