Truth is congenial to man. Moral truth is then most consummate when, like beauty, it commends itself without … - Francis William Newman

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We can make mistakes about what we ought to do, and these are not the same as making bad decisions about what to do.

Francis William Newman

Truth is congenial to man. Moral truth is then most consummate when, like beauty, it commends itself without argument. The righteous not only does right, but loves to do right.

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I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer.

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God has two families of children on this earth, the once-born and the twice-born.

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The active part of man consists of powerful instincts.

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The active part of man consists of powerful instincts, some of which are gentle and continuous; others violent and short; some baser, some nobler, and all necessary.

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