William Drummond Quotes


"He who will not reason, is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares not is a slave."
- William Drummond
(Related: Fool, Reason, Will)

"There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly than the tongue is able to do."
- William Drummond
(Related: Love, Silence, Tongue)

"He who dares not (reason), is a slave."
- William Drummond
"He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave."
- William Drummond
(Related: Fool, Reason, Will)

"As we had no part of our will on our entrance into this life, we should not presume to any on our leaving it, but soberly learn to will which He wills."
- William Drummond
(Related: Life, Will)

"Study what thou art Whereof thou art a part What thou knowest of this art This is really what thou art. All that is without thee also is within."
- William Drummond
(Related: Art, Study)

"Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety."
- William Drummond
(Related: Peace, Repentance, Safety, Silence, Tongue, Words)

"Iron sharpens iron; scholar, the scholar."
- William Drummond