John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Algernon Sidney. (1622–1683) (continued) |
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| God helps those who help themselves. 1 |
| Discourses on Government. Chap. ii. Sect. xxiii. |
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| It is not necessary to light a candle to the sun. 2 |
| Discourses on Government. Chap. ii. Sect. xxiii. |
| William Walker. (1623–1684) |
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| Learn to read slow: all other graces Will follow in their proper places. 3 |
| The Art of Reading. |
| John Bunyan. (1628–1688) |
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| And so I penned It down, until at last it came to be, For length and breadth, the bigness which you see. |
| Pilgrim’s Progress. Apology for his Book. |
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| Some said, “John, print it;” others said, “Not so.” Some said, “It might do good;” others said, “No.” |
| Pilgrim’s Progress. Apology for his Book. |
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| The name of the slough was Despond. |
| Pilgrim’s Progress. Part i. |
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| Every fat must stand upon his bottom. 4 |
| Pilgrim’s Progress. Part i. |
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| Dark as pitch. 5 |
| Pilgrim’s Progress. Part i. |
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| It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where ’t is kept is lighter than vanity. |
| Pilgrim’s Progress. Part i. |
| Note 1. See Herbert, Quotation 28. Heaven ne’er helps the men who will not act.—Sophocles: Fragment 288 (Plumptre’s Translation). Help thyself, Heaven will help thee.—J. de La Fontaine: Book vi. fable 18. [back] |
| Note 2. Like his that lights a candle to the sun.—John Fletcher: Letter to Sir Walter Aston. And hold their farthing candle to the sun.—Edward Young: Satire vii. line 56. [back] |
| Note 3. Take time enough; all other graces Will soon fill up their proper places. John Byrom: Advice to preach slow. [back] |
| Note 4. Every tub must stand upon its bottom.—Charles Macklin: The Man of the World, act i. sc. 2. [back] |
| Note 5. Ray: Proverbs. John Gay: The Shepherd’s Week. Wednesday. [back] |