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Charles Churchill Quotes - Page 4

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Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.

Fool beckons fool, and dunce awakens dunce.

Charles Churchill
Fool, Dunces, Folly
Charles Churchill, James L. Hannay (1866). “Poetical Works: With a Memoir by James L. Hannay and Copious Notes by W. Tooke”, p.64

Truth! why shall every wretch of letters Dare to speak truth against his betters! Let ragged virtue stand aloof, Nor mutter accents of reproof; Let ragged wit a mute become, When wealth and power would have her dumb.

Charles Churchill
Truth, Dumb, Letters
Charles Churchill, James Hannay (1866). “The poetical works of Charles Churchill, with notes by W. Tooke. with a memoir by J.L. Hannay”, p.116

A servile race Who, in mere want of fault, all merit place; Who blind obedience pay to ancient schools, Bigots to Greece, and slaves to musty rules.

Charles Churchill
School, Race, Criticism
Charles Churchill (1776). “Poems”, p.17

Satire, whilst envy and ill-humor sway The mind of man, must always make her way; Nor to a bosom, with discretion fraught, Is all her malice worth a single thought. The wise have not the will, nor fools the power, To stop her headstrong course; within the hour Left to herself, she dies; opposing strife Gives her fresh vigor, and prolongs her life.

Charles Churchill
Wise, Men, Giving
Charles Churchill, “The Author”

The oak, when living, monarch of the wood; The English oak, which, dead, commands the flood.

Charles Churchill
Woods, Flood, Command
Charles Churchill, Robert Southey (1854). “The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill: With Copious Notes and a Life of the Author”, p.90

Constant attention wears the active mind, Blots out our pow'rs, and leaves a blank behind.

Charles Churchill
Mind, Attention, Blank

Drawn by conceit from reason's plan How vain is that poor creature man; How pleas'd in ev'ry paltry elf To grate about that thing himself.

Charles Churchill
Men, Reason, Poor

Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.

Charles Churchill
Fool, Drink, Made
Charles Churchill, James Hannay (1866). “The poetical works of Charles Churchill, with notes by W. Tooke. with a memoir by J.L. Hannay”, p.197

Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.

Charles Churchill
Causes, Ill
Charles Churchill, Robert Southey (1854). “The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill: With Copious Notes and a Life of the Author”, p.284

If honor calls, where'er she points the way The sons of honor follow, and obey.

Charles Churchill
Son, Honor, Way

Within the brain's most secret cells, A certain lord chief justice dwells, Of sov'reign power, whom one and all, With common voice we reason call.

Charles Churchill
Voice, Cells, Justice
Charles Churchill, “The Ghost - Book IV”

Even in a hero's heart Discretion is the better part.

Charles Churchill
Hero, Heart, Discretion
Charles Churchill (1855). “The poetical works of Charles Churcill: With memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes”, p.219

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