Jeremy Collier Quotes

Perpetual pushing and assurance put a difficulty out of countenance and make a seeming difficulty gives way.

Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature; which one would think, might dispose us to modesty.

Knowledge is the consequence of time, and multitude of days are fittest to teach wisdom.

In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part.

Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

I used to walk to school with my nose buried in a book.

Everyone has a fair turn to be as great as he pleases.

A brave mind is always impregnable.