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“Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised be God, ye are now exerting strenuous efforts toward this end. The more ye persevere in this most important task, the more will ye witness the confirmations of God, to such a degree that ye yourselves will be astonished.”
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“Kant considers belief in God and immortality to be items of "faith" because he relates faith to the pursuit of ends - in this case, the highest good.”
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“... he that will live in this World, must be endu'd with the three rare Qualities of Dissimulation, Equivocation, and mental Reservation.”
Source : Aphra Behn (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Aphra Behn (Illustrated)”, p.1382, Delphi Classics
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“[I]t is impossible for those, who believe in the truth of Christianity, as a divine revelation, to doubt, that it is the especial duty of government to foster, and encourage it among all the citizens and subjects. This is a point wholly distinct from that of the right of private judgment in matters of religion, and of the freedom of public worship according to the dictates of one's conscience.”
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“In the beginning, said a Persian poet Allah took a rose, a lily, a dove, a serpent, a little honey, a Dead Sea apple, and a handful of clay. When he looked at the amalgram it was a woman.”
Source : William Sharp, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp (1912). “Selected Writings”
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“The fact that music can induce Goosebumps draw a tear inspire and connect is one of my favorite parts of being human”
Source : Twitter post from Jun 19, 2011 
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“We cannot let another person into our hearts or minds unless we empty ourselves. We can truly listen to him or truly hear her only out of emptiness.”
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“...Buzz Lukens took that fateful step...”
