"From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I know no other religion; I cannot enter into the idea of any other sort of religion; religion, as a mere sentiment, is to me a dream and a mockery."

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“To be deep in history is to cease to be a Protestant.”

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“Flagrant evils cure themselves by being flagrant.”

“Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.”

“The world is content with setting right the surface of things.”

“May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done! Then in His mercy may He give us safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last!”

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