Quote by Josiah Gilbert Holland

He could see naught but vanity in beauty And naught but weakness in a fond caress And pitied men whose views of Christian duty Allowed indulgence in such foolishness.

He could see naught but vanity in beauty And naught but weak

Summary

This quote expresses the viewpoint of someone who dismisses the importance of beauty and affection as mere vanity and weakness. They feel sympathy for those who prioritize these aspects of life, as they consider indulging in such things as foolish and incompatible with Christian values. The quote reflects a perspective that favors a more austere, pragmatic, and disciplined approach to life, disregarding superficial pleasures.

Topics

Men Beauty Duty Weakness Foolishness

By Josiah Gilbert Holland

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out o

For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

I always use my husband's cocoa butter stuff. He has amazing

I always use my husband's cocoa butter stuff. He has amazing skin!

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

Thomas Jefferson

No one can arrive from being talented alone. God gives talen

No one can arrive from being talented alone. God gives talent; work transforms talent into genius.

The heart is like a woman, and the head is like a man, and a

The heart is like a woman, and the head is like a man, and although man is the head of woman, woman is the heart of man, and she turns man's head because she turns his heart.

Love Spirituality Marriage Philosophy Man Inspirational Heart Relationships Christianity Woman Theology Catholicism Jesus Shock

The English never draw a line without blurring it.

The English never draw a line without blurring it.

Sir Winston Churchill

Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commit

Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.

Niccolo Machiavelli

Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's sad

Jackson went from the professor's chair to the officer's saddle. He carried with him the very elements of character which made him odious as a teacher but I never saw him in an arbitrary mood.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, no

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

Swami Vivekananda

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; i

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

George Washington

Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think

Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I had a romantic feeling about how these people became famous.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

We believe that civilization has been created under the pres

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life at the cost of satisfaction of the instincts.