Matthew Tindal famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Matters of fact, which as Mr Budgell somewhere observes, are very stubborn things.
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(Those who) impute such actions to God, as make Him resemble the worst of beings, and so run into downright Demonism.
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God designed all Mankind should at all times know, what he wills them to know, believe, profess, and practice; and has given them no other Means for this, but the Use of Reason.
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I am so far from thinking the maxims of Confucius and Jesus Christ to differ, that I think the plain and simple maxims of the former, will help to illustrate the more obscure ones of the latter, accommodated to the then way of speaking.
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Navarette, a Chinese missionary, agrees with Leibniz and says that "It is the special providence of God that the Chinese did not know what was done in Christendom; for if they did, there would be never a man among them, but would spit in our faces.
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The fact that logic cannot satisfy us awakens an almost insatiable hunger for the irrational.
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It’s a known fact that in certain contexts people’s great strengths become their epic failings.
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Real education is about genuine understanding and the ability to figure things out on your own; not about making sure every 7th grader has memorized all the facts some bureaucrats have put in the 7th grade curriculum.
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The fact that people who create are good workers tends to be lost.
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Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate. Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.
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Ignorance is stubborn and prejudice is hard.
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Being stubborn is a virtue when you're right; it's only a character flaw when you're wrong.
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Nothing new here, except my marrying, which to me is a matter of profound wonder.
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If you understand 'it' will come, then you'll understand 'it' will pass. No matter what happens, you can make it. Trust me, you can.
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No matter what happens, you can get through this day. Inhale. Focus on the word, 'relax. Exhale. Say, 'I can do this!' And then do it.
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