It is the modest, not the presumptuous, inquirer who makes a real and safe progress in the discovery of divine truths. One follows Nature and Nature's God that is, he follows God in his works and in his word.
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I have observed, that in comedy, the best actor plays the part of the droll, while some scrub rogue is made the hero, or fine gentleman. So, in this farce of life, wise men pass their time in mirth, whilst fools only are serious.Henry St. John Bolingbroke
God who placed me here will do what He pleases with me hereafter, and He knows best what to do,
Henry St. John Bolingbroke
Always to think the worst, I have ever found to be the mark of a mean spirit and a base soul.
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Cunning is but the low mimic of wisdom.
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The idea of a Patriot King.
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