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    There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a
    nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of
    their country.

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For zeal's a dreadful termagant,
That teaches saints to tear and cant.

For zeal's a dreadful termagant,
That teaches saints to tear and cant.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which
he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do read more

I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which
he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do not love a man
who is zealous for nothing."

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zeal then, not charity, became the guide.

Zeal then, not charity, became the guide.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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We do that in our zeal our calmer moment would be afraid to
answer.

We do that in our zeal our calmer moment would be afraid to
answer.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

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Press bravely onward!--not in vain
Your generous trust in human kind;
The good which bloodshed could not read more

Press bravely onward!--not in vain
Your generous trust in human kind;
The good which bloodshed could not gain
Your peaceful zeal shall find.

by John Greenleaf Whittier Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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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.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds read more

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.

by William Shenstone Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

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