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Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.
Poets heap virtues, painters gems, at will,
And show their zeal, and hide their want of skill.
It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity
It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity
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.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.
Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.
Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path read more
Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.
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.
