James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899.
John Foster
All pleasure must be bought at the price of pain.
Fine feelings, without vigour of reason, are in the situation of the extreme feathers of a peacock’s tail—dragging in the mud.
For the true the price is paid before you enjoy it; for the false, after you enjoy it.
Polished steel will not shine in the dark; no more can reason, however refined, shine efficaciously but as it reflects the fight of Divine truth shed from heaven.