Quote by John Woolman
If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness

If kind parents love their children and delight in their happiness, then he who is perfect goodness in sending abroad mortal contagions doth assuredly direct their use. – John Woolman

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About the twenty-third year of my age, I had many fresh and heavenly openings, in respect to the care and providence of the Almighty over his creatures in general, and over man as the most noble amongst those which are visible. – John Woolman

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respect
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When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied. – John Woolman

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Religion
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My heart hath often been deeply afflicted under a feeling that the standard of pure righteousness is not lifted up to the people by us, as a society, in that clearness which it might have been, had we been as faithful as we ought to be to the teachings of Christ. – John Woolman

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Faith
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Other Quotes from
Happiness
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Michael has a connection with children, just like Mickey Mouse does, and he brings happiness to them, and joy. – Jermaine Jackson

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Happiness

I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor. – Pierre Corneille

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Happiness

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified? – Chuck Palahniuk

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Happiness

I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy. – Giacomo Casanova

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Happiness

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I think life is sacred, whether its abortion or the death penalty. – Tim Kaine

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My fear now is of cliche, of complacency, of not being able to feel authenticity in myself and those around me. – John Hawkes

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