"Vice and virtue chiefly imply the relation of our actions to men in this world; sin and holiness rather imply their relation to God and the other world."
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"Maintain a constant watch at all times against a dogmatical spirit: fix not your assent to any proposition in a firm and unalterable manner, till you have some firm and unalterable ground for it, and till you have arrived at some clear and sure evidence."
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"Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting."
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"Everyday is a birthday; every moment of it is new to us; we are born again, renewed for fresh work and endeavor."
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"Now shall my inward joys arise, And burst into a song; Almighty love inspires my heart, And pleasure tunes my tongue."
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"There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain."
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"Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease, while others fought to win the prize and sailed through bloody seas?"
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"There's no repentance in the grave."
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"To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Be honour, praise, and glory given By all on earth, and all in heaven."
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"Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still."
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"Acquaint yourself with your own ignorance."
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"Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth."
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"From all who dwell below the skiesLet the Creator's praise arise;Let the Redeemer's name be sungThrough every land, by every tongue."
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"In matters of equity between man and man, our Saviour has taught us to put my neighbor in place of myself, and myself in place of my neighbor."
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"Abandon the secret chamber and the spiritual life will decay."
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"Once a day, especially in the early years of life and study, call yourselves to an account what new ideas, what new proposition or truth you have gained, what further confirmation of known truths, and what advances you have made in any part of knowledge."
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"A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be censorious of his neighbors. Every one of his opinions appears to him written, as it were, with sunbeams, and he grows angry that his neighbors do not see it in the same light. He is tempted to disdain his correspondents as men of low and dark understandings because they do not believe what he does."
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"I would not change my blest estate for all the world calls good or great."
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"Prayer is a sacred and appointed means to obtain all the blessings that we want, whether they relate to this life or the life to come."
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"Do not be deceived; happiness and enjoyment do not lie in wicked ways."
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