It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts disordered by a … - Roger L'Estrange

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The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force; With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument.

Roger L'Estrange

It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts disordered by a tedious visit.

Bores, Disordered, Men, Mortification, Thoughts, Vexatious

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Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils.

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What man in his right senses, that has wherewithal to live free, would make himself a slave for superfluities? What does that man want who has enough? Or what is he the better for abundance that can never be satisfied.

Doe, Make, Men, Senses, Want, Wherewithal

The very soul of the slothful does effectually but lie drowsing in his body, and the whole man is totally given up to his senses.

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Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions.

Favor, Favors, Indulge, Men, Practice, Pretensions

Men talk as if they believed in God, but they live as if they thought there was none; their vows and promises are no more than words, of course.

Course, God, Live, Men, Promise, Vow

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