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Sectarian walls tower to the clouds , and these clouds often bewilder the inquirer after truth . All Bible churches draw their creeds from the same pure fountain - all serve the same master - all aim for ...
Sectarian walls tower to the clouds , and these clouds often bewilder the inquirer after truth . All Bible churches draw their creeds from the same pure fountain - all serve the same master - all aim for ...
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A SAGE and poor shepherd looked for truth . The former sought her among the stars , the latter found her at his feet . Life , to youth , is a fairy tale just opened ; to old age , a tale read through , ending in death .
A SAGE and poor shepherd looked for truth . The former sought her among the stars , the latter found her at his feet . Life , to youth , is a fairy tale just opened ; to old age , a tale read through , ending in death .
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Impress , deeply , upon the minds of your children , the importance of always speaking unvarnished , unprevaricated truth . Among the old pagan Persians , not a liar could be found .-- In our Christian land , liars are more annoying ...
Impress , deeply , upon the minds of your children , the importance of always speaking unvarnished , unprevaricated truth . Among the old pagan Persians , not a liar could be found .-- In our Christian land , liars are more annoying ...
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The great social law of humanity requires , that we should grant all accommodations to our fellow travellers , that cannot essentially injure us , or that will not compromise the fixed principles of truth , justice , and righteousness .
The great social law of humanity requires , that we should grant all accommodations to our fellow travellers , that cannot essentially injure us , or that will not compromise the fixed principles of truth , justice , and righteousness .
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Each person contributes to form national character . The key stone of the arch of consistency , is pure and undefiled religion . No people can be truly great , unless they are truly good . All history proves the truth of this assertion ...
Each person contributes to form national character . The key stone of the arch of consistency , is pure and undefiled religion . No people can be truly great , unless they are truly good . All history proves the truth of this assertion ...
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| Title | The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of Men and Things: Interspersed with Scraps of Science and History |
| Author | Levi Carroll Judson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | The author, 1848 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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