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Anne Bradstreet
12 quotes
“If for thy Father askt, say, thou hadst none; And for thy Mother, she alas is poor, Which caus'd her thus to send thee out of door.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What to my Saviour shall I give Who freely hath done this for me? I'll serve him here whilst I shall live And Loue him to Eternity”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A Spring returns, and they more youthful made; But Man grows old, lies down, remains where once he's laid.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Sister," quoth Flesh, "what liv'st thou on Nothing but Meditation?”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Such cold mean flowers the spring puts forth betime, Before the sun hath thoroughly heat the clime.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Leave not thy nest, thy dam and sire, Fly back and sing amidst this choir.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) first seen 1659 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Reference to her Children, 23 June 1659.
“If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me ye women if you can.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The principal might yield a greater sum, Yet handled ill, amounts but to this crumb;”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats.”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672) said by 1672 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source