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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."
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing,
and not only when I am read more
But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing,
and not only when I am present with you.
Blind zeal can only do harm.
Blind zeal can only do harm.
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
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.
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
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.
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.
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