Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age read more

Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not
according to knowledge.

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not
according to knowledge.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

The zeal of friends it is that razes me,
And not the hate of enemies.
[Ger., Der read more

The zeal of friends it is that razes me,
And not the hate of enemies.
[Ger., Der Freunde Eifer ist's, der mich
Zu Grunde richtet, nicht der Hass der Feinde.]

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.

My hat is in the ring.

My hat is in the ring.

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