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Just definitions either prevent or put an end to disputes.


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Obedience to God is the most infallible evidence that creatures can exhibit of their sincere and supreme love to him.



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I could never think well of a man's intellectual or moral character, if he was habitually unfaithful to his appointments.



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Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.



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Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.



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Be short in all religious exercises. Better leave the people longing than loathing.



One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a multitude of objects and pursuits.

One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a multitude of objects and pursuits.



The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest.

The weakest spot in every man is where he thinks himself to be the wisest.



Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.



Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful veil of modesty

Make no display of your talents or attainments; for every one will clearly see, admire, and acknowledge them, so long as you cover them with the beautiful veil of modesty



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In reasoning upon moral subjects, we have great occasion for candor, in order to compare circumstances, and weigh arguments with impartiality.





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