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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.

Benjamin Haydon

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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Believe God Justice Mercy
How difficult it is to get men to believe that any other man can or does act from disinterestedness!
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Believe Disinterestedness Men
There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.
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Evil Human Nature Propensity
Newton’s health, and confusion to mathematics.
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Confusion Mathematics Newton
Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.
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Mind Prejudice Serious
All government is an evil, but, of the two form’s of that evil, democracy or monarchy, the sounder is monarchy; the more able to do its will, democracy.
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Evil Government Monarchy Two
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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Men Nerves Ordinary
The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.
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Architecture Artist England
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.
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Both Real Responsibility Responsible
Some persons are so devotional they have not one bit of true religion in them.
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Devotional Persons True Religion
Satan is to be punished eternally in the end, but for a while he triumphs.
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Devil Satan Triumph
It is better to make friends than adversaries of a conquered race.
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Adversaries Friends Race
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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Certainty Chance Chances Immediate Life Men
Genius in poverty is never feared, because nature, though liberal in her gifts in one instance, is forgetful in another.
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Genius Never Fear Poverty
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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Belief Causes Vices
There must be more malice than love in the hearts of all wits.
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Heart Love Malice Wit

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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