The country life is to be preferred, for there we see the works of God; but in cities little else but the works of men. And the one makes a better subject for contemplation than the other.

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Those who live to live forever, never fear dying.

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

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If it be an evil to judge rashly or untruly any single man, how much a greater sin it is to condemn a whole people.

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My prison shall be my grave before I will budge a jot; for I owe my conscience to no mortal man.

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True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.

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The Remedy often proves worse than the Disease.

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Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

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Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

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The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

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