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"Obedience is, indeed, founded on a kind of freedom, else it would become mere subjugation, but that freedom is only granted that obedience may be more perfect; and thus while a measure of license is necessary to exhibit the individual energies of things, the fairness and pleasantness and perfection of them all consist in their restraint."
"The end of life is not to be happy, nor to achieve pleasure and avoid pain, but to do the will of God, come what may."
"Whoever does not accept my teaching may not be saved - for it is God's teaching and not mine."
"You may not get what you paid for, but you will pay for what you get."
"You may as well borrow a person's money as his time."
"We may be different races and religions but we are all part of the same human family"
"If you and I want to stir up a resentment tomorrow that may rankle across the decades and endure until death, just let us indulge in a little stinging criticism - no matter how certain we are that it is justified."
"The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him."
"For prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted."
"If God is satisfied with the work, the work may be satisfied with itself."
"Liking an author may be as involuntary and improbable as falling in love."
"Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents."
"Nought may endure but Mutability."
"May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things."
"When you admonish a wrongdoer, do so gently, that it may not lead to hostility."
"May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me."
"Mariner, do not ask whose tomb this may be, but go with good fortune: I wish you a kinder sea."
"When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said to injure."
"You will be courteous to your elders who have explored to the point from which you may advance; and helpful to your juniors who will progress farther by reason of your labors."
"I do not deny the possibility that the people may err in an election; but if they do, the true [cure] is in the next election, and not in the treachery of the person elected."
