To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.

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What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.

What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to a human soul.

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.

Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down...

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in...

True happiness arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in...

Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to...

Among all kinds of Writing, there is none in which Authors are more apt to...

To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all...

To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all...

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.

Through all eternity to thee, a joyful song I'll raise; for oh! Eternity's too short...

Through all eternity to thee, a joyful song I'll raise; for oh! Eternity's too short...

A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.

A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes.

He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider...

He who would pass his declining years with honor and comfort, should, when young, consider...

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to...

To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to...

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

The post of honour is a private station.

The post of honour is a private station.

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed...

A true critic ought to dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, to discover the concealed...

To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing...

To be exempt from the passions with which others are tormented, is the only pleasing...

Being single doesn't necessarily mean one is not wanted. In many cases it means that...

Being single doesn't necessarily mean one is not wanted. In many cases it means that...

Ah, yes, Divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a mans genitals through...

Ah, yes, Divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a mans genitals through...