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The devil makes his Christmas-pie of lawyers' tongues and clerks' fingers.


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As God by creation made two of one, so again by marriage He made one of two.

As God by creation made two of one, so again by marriage He made one of two.



Grace comes into the soul as the morning sun into the world: there is first a dawning, then a mean light, and at last the sun in his excellent brightness.

Grace comes into the soul as the morning sun into the world: there is first a dawning, then a mean light, and at last the sun in his excellent brightness.



That which a man spits against heaven, shall fall back on his own face.

That which a man spits against heaven, shall fall back on his own face.



Prevention is so much better than healing because it saves the labor of being sick.

Prevention is so much better than healing because it saves the labor of being sick.



No man more truly loves God than he that is most fearful to offend Him.

No man more truly loves God than he that is most fearful to offend Him.



A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation.

A man may be so bold of his predestination, that he forget his conversation.



He who reforms himself, has done much toward reforming others; and one reason why the world is not reformed, is, because each would have others make a beginning, and never thinks of himself doing it.

He who reforms himself, has done much toward reforming others; and one reason why the world is not reformed, is, because each would have others make a beginning, and never thinks of himself doing it.



The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be so bold as to deceive Him to His face.

The hypocrite, certainly, is a secret atheist; for if he did believe there was a God, he durst not be so bold as to deceive Him to His face.



He who demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.

He who demands mercy and shows none ruins the bridge over which he himself is to pass.



He who is proud of his knowledge, has gout in the wrong end.

He who is proud of his knowledge, has gout in the wrong end.





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We also call for a freeze on the bank accounts of those countries, including our allies, with due warning.



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As a nation - and as a world - we need more truth.



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Do Americans want the government to micromanage every aspect of our lives? President Ronald Reagan certainly didn't.



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