Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.

Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

I have more zeal than wit.

I have more zeal than wit.

Zealous, not modest.

Zealous, not modest.

Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon
the rights of others.

Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon
the rights of others.

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds read more

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.

Blind zeal can only do harm.
[Ger., Blinder Eifer schadet nur.]

Blind zeal can only do harm.
[Ger., Blinder Eifer schadet nur.]

My hat is in the ring.

My hat is in the ring.

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.