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Quote by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

“You must in all Airs follow the strength, spirit, and disposition of the horse, and do nothing against nature; for art is but to set nature in order, and nothing else.”

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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, was a renowned English poet. Born on December 6, 1592, and died on December 25, 1676, he is known for his unique poetry style and significant influence on later poets. more

“The liberty of the press would be an empty sound, and no man would venture to write on any subject, however, pure his purpose, without an attorney at one elbow and a counsel at the other. From minds thus subdued by the fear of punishment, there could issue no works of genius to expand the empire of human reason.”

“It is impossible to look into the Bible with the most ordinary attention without feeling that we have got into a moral atmosphere quite different from that which we breathe in the world, and in the world's literature.”

World Looks Different Feelings Literature Attention Moral Impossible Ordinary Bible Breathe Atmosphere

Author:Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

“To depend partly upon Christ's righteousness and partly upon our own, is to set one foot upon a. rock and another in the quicksands. Christ will either be to us all in all in point of righteousness, or else nothing at all.”

Christ Feet Rocks Depends Righteousness Quicksand

Author:Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

“The movement of the soul along the path of duty, under the influence of holy love to God, constitutes what we call good works.”

Soul Path Influence Movement Duty Holy Good Work

Author:Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

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