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.

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.

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.

Blind zeal can only do harm.

Blind zeal can only do harm.

Zealous, not modest.

Zealous, not modest.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

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.]

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge
is lost; let a man who knows this double read more

Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge
is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss
thus place himself that knowledge may grow.