"Every branch of knowledge which a good man possesses, he may apply to some good purpose."

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Source : Claudius Buchanan (1811). “Two Discourses Preached Before the University of Cambridge, on Commencement Sunday, July 1, 1810: And a Sermon Preached Before the Society for Missions to Africa and the East; at Their Tenth Anniversary, July 12, 1810. To which are Added Christian Researches in Asia”, p.64

Claudius Buchanan

#Knowledge Quotes #Men Quotes #Good Man Quotes

“We resent being faced with facts we'd prefer to ignore as much as being wrongly accused of doing something we haven't.”
“The next election will be a flyweight versus a heavyweight. However much the right hon. Gentleman (David Cameron) may dance around the ring beforehand, at some point, he will come within the reach of a big clunking fist.”

Source : Gordon Brown during House of Commons Debates, www.publications.parliament.uk. November 15, 2006.
“We make our own fortune and call it destiny.”
“No school can supply an anti-liberal education, or a fascist education, as these terms are contradictory. Liberalism and education are one.”
“At my age, and in my circumstances, what sinister object, or personal emolument had I to seek after, in this life? The growing infirmities of age and the increasing love of retirement, daily confirm my decided predilection for domestic life: and the great Searcher of human hearts is my witness, that I have no wish, which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and dying a private citizen on my own farm.”
“Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.”

Source : St Patrick's Breastplate, traditionally attributed to the saint.
“What you believe about you impacts you more than what others believe about you.”
“One of the biggest things I struggle with in life is not being present. I'm worried about my future or I'm dwelling on my past, and I'm wondering why I'm not feeling so great right now, but it's because I'm everywhere else, besides what is currently happening in front of me.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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