Quote by John Woolman
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong

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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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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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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Happiness
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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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I think people often come to the synagogue, mosque, the church looking for God, and what we give them is religion. – Gene Robinson

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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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If your religion doesnt teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless. – Dennis Prager

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I think flying planes into a building was a faith-based initiative. I think religion is a neurological disorder. – Bill Maher

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