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Crashaw, William When human power becomes so great and original that we can account for it only as a kind of divine imagination, we call it genius. Crashaw, William quotes
Will, George F. Politics should share one purpose with religion: the steady emancipation of the individual through the education of his passions. Will, George F. quotes
Beecher, Lyman No great advance has ever been made in science, politics, or religion, without controversy. Beecher, Lyman quotes
Synge, J. M. Lord, confound this surly sister, blight her brow with blotch and blister, cramp her larynx, lung and liver, in her guts a galling give her. Synge, J. M. quotes
Smith, Sydney All this class of pleasures inspires me with the same nausea as I feel at the sight of rich plum-cake or sweetmeats; I prefer the driest bread of common life. Smith, Sydney quotes