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    Terms ill defined, and forms misunderstood,
    And customs, when their reasons are unknown,
    Have stirred up many zealous souls
    To fight against imaginary giants.

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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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It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age read more

Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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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.]

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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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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

by Proverb Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.

ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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My hat is in the ring.

My hat is in the ring.

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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