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 But zeal moved thee;
 To please thy gods thou didst it!  
 But zeal moved thee;
 To please thy gods thou didst it! 
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
 Terms ill defined, and forms misunderstood,
 And customs, when their reasons are unknown,
  Have stirred up many read more 
 Terms ill defined, and forms misunderstood,
 And customs, when their reasons are unknown,
  Have stirred up many zealous souls
   To fight against imaginary giants. 
 Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,
 And press with vigour on;
  A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
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 Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,
 And press with vigour on;
  A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
   And an immortal crown. 
 Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge 
is lost; let a man who knows this double read more 
 Through zeal knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal knowledge 
is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss 
thus place himself that knowledge may grow. 
 The zeal of friends it is that razes me,
 And not the hate of enemies.
  [Ger., Der read more 
 The zeal of friends it is that razes me,
 And not the hate of enemies.
  [Ger., Der Freunde Eifer ist's, der mich
   Zu Grunde richtet, nicht der Hass der Feinde.] 
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be read more
A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
 A Spirit, zealous, as he seemed, to know
 More of the Almighty's works, and chiefly Man,
  God's read more 
 A Spirit, zealous, as he seemed, to know
 More of the Almighty's works, and chiefly Man,
  God's latest image.