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Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.

J. G. Holland

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A man does not necessarily sin who does that which our reason and our conscience condemn.
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There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.
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Doubtless the world is wicked enough but it will not be improved by the extension of a spirit which self-righteously sees more to reform outside of itself than in itself.
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It is only rogues who feel the restraints of law.
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There is really nothing left to a genuine idle man, who possesses any considerable degree of vital power, but sin.
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Laws are the very bulkwarks of liberty they define every man's rights, and defend the individual liberties of all men.
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The choicest thing this world has for a man is affection.
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What do you think God gave you more wealth than is requisite to satisfy your rational wants for, when you look around and see how many are in absolute need of that which you do not need? Can you not take the hint?
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There is no truth which personal vice will not distort.
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The theological systems of men and schools of men are determined always by the character of their ideal of Christ, the central fact of the Christian system.
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The temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their significance from the light, and suggestive only of the temple's uses.
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Of all the scamps society knows, the traditional good fellow is the most despicable.
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Cost is the father and compensation the mother of progress.
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In my judgment, a great mistake has been made by well meaning and zealous men, through treating error and infidelity with altogether too much respect.
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Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.
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