Quote by James Bryce
There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which per

There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut. – James Bryce

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Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. – James Bryce

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Medicine, the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existance. – James Bryce

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Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

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But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door. It desires to have you, but you must master it. Genesis 4:7 – Bible

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He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone. – Bible

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All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation. – W. H. Auden

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Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. – Anon.

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