Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	appear_v	great_a	king_n	1,466	5	3.5285	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41898	The remarkable sayings, apothegms and maxims of the Eastern nations abstracted and translated out of their books written in the Arabian, Persian and Turkish language, with remarks / by Monsieur Galland ... translated out of French.; Paroles remarquables, les bon mots, et les maximes des Orientaux. English	Galland, Antoine, 1646-1715.	1695 (1695)	Wing G169; ESTC R7403	112,508	250

awes them their Fate is like that of a Man who being press'd by drought goes down to the Nile to drink and there perceives a Crocodile the sight of which will not permit him to take Water The Grave alone can extinguish Lust It is better to starve than to wrong the Poor Meat is the Nutriment of the Body but Conversation is the Food of the Soul Those who are guilty of the most enormous Crimes are in some measure more tolerable than a proud Beggar Lyes last but a moment but Truth will endure for ever Princes are like Beauties the more Lovers a beautiful Lady has the greater is her Glory So the more numerous a Prince's Court is the more the Prince is esteem'd and respected Nothing can reflect more on any Man than to affirm a thing which is publickly known to be false The basest thing in Nature is to have the Power to do good and not to do it Good Manners ought to be the Ornament of Men and Gold the Ornament of Women If any Man reprehends you for your Faults be not angry at him but act the things he tells you Science is prejudicial to him who possesses it when it is not accompany'd with Wisdom and good Conduct Poison'd Victuals are preferrable to dangerous Discourses If you design not to be an ill Friend be not of a revengeful Temper There are six things on which we ought never to ground our Hopes The Shadow of a bare Cloud because it only passes The Friendship of disaffected Persons because it passes like Lightning The Love of Women because the least trifle extinguishes it Beauty because it tarnishes at last tho' never so accomplish'd False Praises because they signifie nothing And finally the Riches and Goods of this World because they waste and consume If you are desirous to live without Crosses do not fix your Affections on the World In order not to receive an Affront do not remove that which you have not plac'd A wicked Man who is happy is unworthy of his happiness If you would not have Men to discover your Faults never discover the Faults of others Combat against your self you will acquire the Tranquility of the Soul Do nothing out of Passion you will free your self from a long Repentance If you would be esteem'd by others esteem them In order to please every Body suit your Discourse according to every ones Inclination Never laugh without Cause for so to do is a double Folly Fine Raillery gives a relish to Conversation as Salt does to Meat Jest with your Equals lest you grow angry when they return you Jest for Jest Men take after those they frequent Never quarrel with any one Quarrels are below a Man of Honour None but Women and Children are allow'd to quarrel The M●ney which is best employ'd is that which is 〈◊〉 out for God's sake The Remedy of an afflicted Heart is to submit to the Will of God If occasion obliges you to quarrel do not say all the Evil you know of him you are sallen out with do it in such a manner as to leave room sor an Accommodation Lust is the distemper of the Soul Words show the Wit of Man and his Actions show the bottom of his Heart It is harder to manage a good Estate well than to acquire it The presence of Friends causes a real and a lasting Joy A small Estate manag'd with Prudence is better than great Treasures ill employ'd The Elevation of Men without Merit is a vexation to honest Men. Great Expences bring in Poverty The greatness of Kings appears in the Administration of Justice Tranquility and Health are acquir'd by Labour Lend your Friend Money as seldom as you can to avoid the Vexation of asking for it again When you are oblig'd to lend him any suppose you give it him and never ask for it again but tarry till he gives it you Be moderate towards him who does you harm you will confound him The Consolation of those that are in Affliction is to see their Friends A Friend easily becomes an Enemy and when once he is an Enemy he can hardly become a Friend again We commonly prejudice Enterprises by applying our selves too earnestly and too eagerly to them The Pleasures we enjoy near Princes commonly scorch our Lips Eloquence is the source of Riches Impart what you have to those who deserve it but never covet what others injoy if you would be thought a very honest Man If you desire your Wife should be honest do not take her above your Condition A Father must be grave and serious with his Children that they may always fear him and never despise him Honour your Father your Son will honour you Beware of a Friend who loves your Enemy The Degree of Science is the highest of all the Degrees of Elevation You must break absolutely with Friends who break with you No Man is without Faults but yet endeavour to have none We must keep a fair Correspondence with the Wicked as well as with the Good because we sometimes stand in need of the assistance of the first as well as of the last The Joy of Life proceeds from a pure and clear Conscience A Drachma of Gold given to a poor Relation is more than a hundred Drachma's given to another who is not related to thee Measure every one according to his Measure You must be faithful and sincere in Friendship and live with your Friends as if you were to fall out with them at some time or other For ought you know they may turn Enemies at last 'T is easier for Science or Learning to perish than 't is easie for learn'd Men to die Frequent the World every one in proportion to his Merit The Peoples Devotion is Superstition The Poor ought never to contract a Friendship with those that are more powerful than themselves because those that are above us never love us Cordially Considering the Off-spring of Man 't is strange he should magnifie himself Every Man is sensible of the Good or Ill he does Never contract a Friendship with Self-interested Friends because they only aim at their own Interest and have no real Kindness Be ever diffident of two sorts of Men of a Potent Enemy and of a Dissembling Friend Whatever part of the World we are in we must always suffer Avoid making an Enemy who is greater than your self Never Railly those who are of an uneven Temper or giddy headed 'T is better to adorn the inside than the outside Whoever has no Friend is a stranger where-ever he goes Diffidence is a sign of Wisdom and of Prudence The Pleasures of this World are nothing but deceit If any ill Action be imputed to you take great care to clear your self of 〈◊〉 If you have any orde● to execute do it alone and without a Companion to the end you may not fail in the execution and that you may have the approbation of him who has employ'd you If any one begs your Pardon for any