27 Quotes by Robert Southwell

Gift better than Himself God doth not know,Gift better than God no man can see;This gift doth here the giver given bestowGift to this gift let each receiver be;God is my gift, Himself He freely gave me,God's gift am I, and none but God shall have me.

I read the label underneath, That telleth me whereto I must; I see the sentence eke that saith 'Remember, man, that thou art dust!' But yet, alas, but seldom I Do think indeed that I must die - My ancestors are turned to clay, And many of my mates ar

I feel no care of coin,Well-doing is my wealth;My mind to me an empire is,While grace affordeth health.

Christianity is warfare, and Christians are spiritualsoldiers.

I wealthiest am when richest in remorse.

Where sin was hatched, let tears now wash the nest.

My mind to me an empire is.

Few have all they need, none all they wish.

Times go by turns, and chances change by course, from foul to fair, from better hap to worse.