148 Quotes by Isaac Watts

Were the whole realm of nature mine That were an offering far too small Love so amazing so divine Demands my soul my life my all

Custom and authority are no sure evidence of truth.

I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great.

It would be of great use to us to form our deliberate judgments of persons and things in the calmest and serenest hours of life, when the passions of nature are all silent, and the mind enjoys its most perfect composure.

Acquire a government over your ideas, that they may come down when they are called, and depart when they are bidden.

From all who dwell below the skiesLet the Creator's praise arise;Let the Redeemer's name be sungThrough every land, by every tongue.

Do not hover always on the surface of things, nor take up suddenly with mere appearances; but penetrate into the depth of matters, as far as your time and circumstances allow, especially in those things which relate to your profession.

Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.

Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize and sailed through bloody seas?