We are a compound of both here and hereafter; we shall be made responsible for the actions of both while here. Anything beyond this is beyond our power to prove, and would be of no real value if we could.
BENJAMIN HAYDONMistrusts sometimes come over one’s mind of the justice of God. But let a real misery come again, and to whom do we fly? To whom do we instinctively and immediately look up?
More Benjamin Haydon Quotes
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Genius in poverty is never feared, because nature, though liberal in her gifts in one instance, is forgetful in another.
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It is highly convenient to believe in the infinite mercy of God when you feel the need of mercy, but remember also his infinite justice.
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Beware of the beginnings of vice. Do not delude yourself with the belief that it can be argued against in the presence of the exciting cause. Nothing but actual flight can save you.
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Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no astonishing ways of doing astonishing things. All astonishing things are done by ordinary materials.
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There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.
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Men of genius are often considered superstitious, but the fact is, the fineness of their nerve renders them more alive to the supernatural than ordinary men.
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How difficult it is to get men to believe that any other man can or does act from disinterestedness!
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If men would only take the chances of doing right because it is right, instead of the immediate certainty of the advantage of doing wrong, how much happier would their lives be.
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Newton’s health, and confusion to mathematics.
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Mistrusts sometimes come over one’s mind of the justice of God. But let a real misery come again, and to whom do we fly? To whom do we instinctively and immediately look up?
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Invention is totally independent of the will.
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It is better to make friends than adversaries of a conquered race.
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There must be more malice than love in the hearts of all wits.
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Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.
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Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.
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