That cruelty which children are permitted to show to birds and other animals will most probably exert itself … - Samuel Richardson

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I believe that the starting point of faith is some doubt, not bein' so full of yourself and so confident that you are right and that God speaks only to us and doesn't speak to others, that God only cares about us and doesn't care about others.

Samuel Richardson

That cruelty which children are permitted to show to birds and other animals will most probably exert itself on their fellow creatures when at years of maturity.

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A good man will extend his munificence to the industrious poor of all persuasions reduced by age, infirmity, or accident; to thosewho labour under incurable maladies; and to the youth of either sex, who are capable of beginning the world with advantage, but have not the means.

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We have nothing to do, but to choose what is right, to be steady in the pursuit of it, and leave the issue to Providence.

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We can all be good when we have no temptation or provocation to the contrary.

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