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    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."

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There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a
nation, than a want of zeal read more

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.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

by William Hazlitt Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.

Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.

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Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others

Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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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!

by John Milton Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment

Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment

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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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For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not
according to knowledge.

For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not
according to knowledge.

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Blind zeal can only do harm.
[Ger., Blinder Eifer schadet nur.]

Blind zeal can only do harm.
[Ger., Blinder Eifer schadet nur.]

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