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“Fancy, when once brought into religion, knows not where to stop. It is like one of those fiends in old stories which any one could raise, but which, when raised, could never be kept within the magic circle.”

Quote by Richard Whately

Book:Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

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Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

This book presents a compilation of Archbishop Whateley's thoughts and aphorisms, offering insights into his theological and philosophical perspectives. more

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Richard Whately

Richard Whately, a renowned British economist, was born on February 1, 1787, and passed away on October 8, 1863. He is known for his contributions to political economy and moral philosophy. more

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“Geologists complain that when they want specimens of the common rocks of a country, they receive curious spars; just so, historians give us the extraordinary events and omit just what we want,--the every-day life of each particular time and country.”

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Book:Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

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“The depreciation of Christianity by indifference is a more insidious and less curable evil than infidelity itself.”

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Book:Miscellaneous Lectures and Reviews

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“The attendant on William Rufus, who discharged at a deer an arrow, which glanced against a tree and killed the king, was no murderer, because he had no such design. And, on the other hand, a man who should lie in wait to assassinate another, and pull the trigger of a gun with that intent, would be morally a murderer, not the less though the gun should chance to miss fire.”

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Book:Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

Source: Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley