A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

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Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.

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Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

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Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.

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The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune.

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He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.

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Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.

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We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.

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Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.

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True silence is the rest of the mind it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

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