Quote by George Bancroft
Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it po

Dishonesty is so grasping it would deceive God himself, were it possible. – George Bancroft

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Not in vain has Lincoln lived, for he has helped to make this republic an example of justice, with no caste but the caste of humanity. – George Bancroft

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Beauty is but the sensible image of the Infinite. Like truth and justice it lives within us like virtue and the moral law it is a companion of the soul. – George Bancroft

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The self-appointed spokesmen for God incline to shout; He, Himself, speaks only in whispers. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever. – Thomas Jefferson

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You know what the Englishmans idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements. – William Butler Yeats

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How important the concept of God is, and how instead of valuing what has been given us, we with light hearts spurn it because of absurdities that have been attached to it. – Leo Tolstoy

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A happy marriage is a long conversation that always seems too short. – Andre Maurois

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Its the moms of this nation – single, married, widowed – who really hold this country together. Were the mothers, were the wives, were the grandmothers, were the big sisters, were the little sisters, were the daughters. You know its true, dont you? Youre the ones who always have to do a little more. – Ann Romney

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There is a vulgar incredulity, which in historical matters, as well as in those of religion, finds it easier to doubt than to examine. – Walter Scott

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Virtue would not travel so far if vanity did not keep her company. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680)

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