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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I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others. – John Woolman

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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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I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind. – Daisaku Ikeda

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And I used to think that proof that I had religion was whether I knew how to sing all of the songs. – Bernice Johnson Reagon

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The Coptic Church respects the law but it does not accept rulings that go against the Bible and our freedom of religion. – Pope Shenouda III

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Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings. – Karen Armstrong

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