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Nothing can be reckoned good or bad to us in this life, any further than it indisposes us for the enjoyment of another.
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A just and wise magistrate is a blessing as extensive as the community to which he belongs; a blessing which includes all other blessings whatsoever that relate to this life.
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It is impossible to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be deeply immersed in the enjoyments of this.
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In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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Born:
March 6, 1663
Died:
February 22, 1732
(aged 68)
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