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The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

Benjamin Haydon

Some persons are so devotional they have not one bit of true religion in them.
BENJAMIN HAYDON

Devotional Persons True Religion
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
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
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
One of the surest evidences of an elevated taste is the power of enjoying works of impassioned terrorism, in poetry, and painting. The man who can look at impassioned subjects of terror with a feeling of exultation may be certain he has an elevated taste.
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Feelings Men Pain Poetry
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
Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.
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Age Reputation Suffering
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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Astonishing Done Genius Ordinary
Danger is the very basis of superstition. It produces a searching after help supernaturally when human means are no longer supposed to be available.
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Helping Mean Superstition
Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.
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Mind Prejudice Serious
When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for.
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Better Get Men Quality
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
It is better to make friends than adversaries of a conquered race.
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Adversaries Friends Race
Nothing is difficult; it is only we who are indolent.
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Difficult Indolence Indolent
The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.
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Architecture Artist England

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