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Men should not try to overstrain their goodness more than any other faculty, bodily or mental.
Some men love truth so much that they seem to be in continual fear lest she should catch a cold on overexposure.
There are more fools than knaves in the world, else the knaves would not have enough to live upon.
Christ: I dislike him very much. Still, I can stand him. What I cannot stand is the wretched band of people whose profession is to hoodwink us about... →
If God wants us to do a thing, he should make his wishes sufficiently clear. Sensible people will wait till he has done this before paying much... →
We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive... →
Priests are not men of the world; it is not intended that they should be; and a University training is the one best adapted to prevent their becoming... →
Mr. Tennyson has said that more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of, but he wisely refrains from saying whether they are good or... →
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