George Edward Moore

The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.

English Philosopher

Johann Arndt

But since the world, which thou art to strive against, is not without thee, but within thee, it follows, that it is also to be conquered not without, but within thee.

German Theologian

Edward Young

Still seems it strange, that thou shouldst live forever? Is it less strange, that thou shouldst live at all? This is a miracle; and that no more.

English Poet

William Shakespeare

Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.

English Playwright

Muhammad Iqbal

Thou art not for the earth, nor for the Heaven the world is for thee, thou art not for the world.

Pakistani Poet

Bryan Procter

O human beauty, what a dream art thou, that we should cast our life and hopes away on thee!

Philip James Bailey

America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land.

Socrates

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Greek Philosopher

Richard Rolle

It behoves thee to love God wisely; and that may thou not do but if thou be wise.

English Writer

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Roman Statesman

Used for addressing a single person, equivalent to 'you' in modern English.

Solitary Address

Often found in poetry, Shakespearean plays, and hymns to give a classical or solemn tone.

Poetic Tone

Commonly seen in older translations of the Bible and in religious literature.

Religious Texts

Used in engineering to describe very small measurements with high precision.

Precision Engineering

Specific to technical fields; may confuse if used outside this context.

Technical Jargon

Commonly found on mechanical blueprints and specifications.

Mechanical Drawings

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 fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained what is man that thou art mindful of him and the son of man that thou visitest him for thou has made him a little lower than the Angels and has crowned him with glory and honour

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 Even English once had something similar. Remember the old-timey "thou?" Ironically, it was actually the informal pronoun for people you're close with, while "you" was the formal and polite version. That distinction was lost

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 Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold And in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights That thou would wish thine own heart dry of blood So in my veins red life might stream again,

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 They're very inspiring leaders, even though I disagree with much of what they say. Also, thou shalt not disregard the irrational. This one was very unexpected because, you know, I grew up with the scientific worldview,

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 "What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, and look upon thy death." "I do but keep the peace; put up thy sword, or manage it to part these men with me." "What, drawn and talk of peace!

Insults by Shakespeare

 Billy the medes as much a commandment from God when he said they shall take up serpents is it was the ten commands when he said thou shalt not commit adultery snake

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 Dialogue gives a story color, makes it exciting and moves it forward. O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?

Thou

Old way to say 'you' in very formal or religious contexts.

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In old measures, a unit equal to one-thousandth of an inch.

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Solitary Address

Poetic Tone

Religious Texts

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