Dreams are nothing but incoherent ideas, occasioned by partial or imperfect sleep.
BENJAMIN RUSHI do not believe that the Constitution was the offspring of inspiration, but I am as satisfied that it is as much the work of a Divine Providence as any of the miracles recorded in the Old and New Testament.
More Benjamin Rush Quotes
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If we were to remove the Bible from public schools we would be wasting so much time punishing crimes and taking so little pains to prevent them.
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It would seem from this fact, that man is naturally a wild animal, and that when taken from the woods, he is never happy in his natural state, ’till he returns to them again.
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Terror acts powerfully upon the body, through the medium of the mind, and should be employed in the cure of madness.
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Beer is a wholesome liquor…..it abounds with nourishment
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The Bible contains more knowledge necessary to man in his present state than any other book in the world.
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We have not only multiplied diseases, but we have made them more fatal.
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Mirth, and even cheerfulness, when employed as remedies in low spirits, are like hot water to a frozen limb.
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Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error.
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Let us show the world that a difference of opinion upon medical subjects is not incompatible with medical friendships; and in so doing, let us throw the whole odium of the hostility of physicians to each other upon their competition for business and money.
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Without religion, I believe that learning does real mischief to the morals and principles of mankind.
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Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.
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Christianity is the only true and perfect religion.
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The art of healing is like an unroofed temple, uncovered at the top and cracked at the foundation.
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Let our pupil be taught that he does not belong to himself, but that he is public property. Let him be taught to love his family, but let him be taught at the same time that he must forsake and even forget them when the welfare of his country requires it.
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Mothers and schools plant the seeds of nearly all the good and evil which exists in the world.
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