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The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

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The union of the Word and the Mind produces that mystery which is called Life... Learn deeply of the Mind and its mystery, for therein lies the secret of immortality.

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Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies.

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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man.

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To say that authority, whether secular or religious, supplies no ground for morality is not to deny the obvious fact that it supplies a sanction.

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There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

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Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion.

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No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

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There is nothing more requisite in business than despatch.

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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: May 1st, 1672

Died: June 17th, 1719

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