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Quote by Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“Remember that there is nothing in God but what is godlike; and that He is either not at all, or truly and perfectly good.”

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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, was a British politician and philanthropist active in the early 19th century. He was known for his charitable endeavors and contributions to social reform on the British political stage. more

“A right mind and generous affection hath more beauty and charms than all other symmetries in the world besides; and a grain of honesty and native worth is of more value than all the adventitious ornaments, estates, or preferments; for the sake of which some of the better sort so oft turn knaves.”

World Mind Values Turns Honesty Sake Affection Generous Charm Native Grain Estates Ornaments Symmetry Knaves

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“In nature, all is managed for the best with perfect frugality and just reserve, profuse to none, but bountiful to all; never employing on one thing more than enough, but with exact economy retrenching the superfluous, and adding force to what is principal in everything.”

Enough Force Nature Perfect Money Economy One Thing Reserves Principal Superfluous Frugality Employing

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“They who are great talkers in company have never been any talkers by themselves, nor used to private discussions of our home regimen.”

Home Used Company Talking Discussion Talkers

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“The face of Truth is not less fair and beautiful for all the counterfeit visors which have been put upon her.”

Has Beens Truth Beautiful Faces Truth Is Fairs Counterfeit

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“Truth is the most powerful thing in the world, since even fiction itself must be governed by it, and can only please by its resemblance. The appearance of reality is necessary to make any passion agreeably represented, and to be able to move others we must be moved ourselves, or at least seem to be so, upon some probable grounds.”

World Reality Seems Truth Able Moving Passion Powerful Fiction Please Truth Is Moved Appearance Most Powerful Resemblance

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“It is the same with understanding as with eyes; to a certain size and make, just so much light is necessary, and no more. Whatever is beyond brings darkness and confusion.”

Light Eye Certain Understanding Darkness Size Confusion

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“As many as are the difficulties which Virtue has to encounter in this world, her force is yet superior.”

World Force Virtue This World Difficulty Superiors Encounters

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

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