Though God's attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.
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There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously removes or at least alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends.
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God bears with the wicked, but not forever.
Miguel de Cervantes
Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.
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Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.
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Truth may be stretched, but cannot be broken, and always gets above falsehood, as does oil above water.
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