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Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.

John Brown

The same eye cannot both look up to heaven and down to earth.
JOHN BROWN

Earth Eyes Heaven
I cannot remember a night so dark as to have hindered the coming day.
JOHN BROWN

Darkness Myself Night Remember
Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity.
JOHN BROWN

Craft Dignity Honesty Lying Mild Mindset Ourselves
Caution, Sir! I am eternally tired of hearing that word caution. It is nothing but the word of cowardice!
JOHN BROWN

Coward Forever Myself Word
Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery!
JOHN BROWN

Destruction God Life Presence Slave Time
I am gaining in health slowly, and am quite cheerful in view of my approaching end, – being fully persuaded that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than any other purpose.
JOHN BROWN

End Health Myself Purpose Quite Slow View Worth
The intent and not the deed Is in our power; and, therefore, who dares greatly Does greatly.
JOHN BROWN

Action Dare Greatness Inspirational Power
The angels are ministering spirits; they are not governing spirits.
JOHN BROWN

Angel Government Spirit
The United States is a place where the men govern, but the women rule.
JOHN BROWN

Government Man Place Rule State Woman
I am worth inconceivably more to hang than for any other purpose.
JOHN BROWN

Myself Purpose Worth
I never wanted to fight against the Union, but could not turn my back on Virginia.
JOHN BROWN

Betrayal Fight Myself Patriot Unity
Symptoms are the body’s mother tongue; signs are in a foreign language.
JOHN BROWN

Body Foreign Language Mom Sign
I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house. It keeps them all young.
JOHN BROWN

Children Dog Family Home Play Thinking Young
These men are all talk; What is needed is action – action!
JOHN BROWN

Action Man Need Talk
I will answer anything I can with honor, but not about others.
JOHN BROWN

Ethics Myself Question Respect
So far as I ever observed God’s dealings with my soul, the flights of preachers sometimes entertained me, but it was Scripture expressions which did penetrate my heart, and in a way peculiar to themselves.
JOHN BROWN

Deal Entertainment God Observation Scripture Soul Way Weird

Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to show their teeth are white.

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