 All things are double, one against another. — Tit for tat ; an eye for an eye ; a tooth for a tooth ; blood for blood ; measure for measure ; love for love. — Give and it shall be given you. — He that watereth shall be watered himself. — What...  Essays, First Series - Page 120by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1891 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1900 - 830 pages
...forgets, and is utterly oblivious to both mercy and compassion. In the language of the seer of Concord, " 'What will you have,' quoth God, 'pay for it and take it.' " We may have the indulgence, but every physical sin committed is a veritable mortgage, which must... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1862 - 188 pages
...speech. How do we expect emancipation to come ? Is it to be as a shower of gold ? The proverb says, " What will you have, quoth God ; pay for it and take it." We shall have freedom from our national curse, not by any luck, but when we are up to paying the fair... | |
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