Thomas Adams Quotes
The ambitious climbs up high and perilous stairs, and never cares to come down; the desire of rising hath swallowed up his fear for a fall.
Thomas Adams, 1612-1653, *, Diseases of the Soul
Sourced by: Eigen's Political and Historical Quotations
There are some scholars who believe that On the Sublime was written by an unknown author with the name Longinus.
A modern related quotation was given by Lewis D. Eigen {633613} .
Thomas Adams (1583–1652) was an English clergyman and reputed preacher. He was called "The Shakespeare of the Puritans" by Robert Southey; while he was a Calvinist in theology, he is not, however, accurately described as a Puritan. He was for a time at Willington, Bedfordshire, and his works may later have been read by John Bunyan.