Sir, the pretending to extraordinary revelations and gifts of the Holy Ghost is a horrid thing, a very horrid thing.
Joseph Butler Quotes
The principle we call self-love never seeks anything external for the sake of the thing, but only as a means of happiness or good: particular affections rest in the external things themselves.
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| Birth: | 18th May, 1692 |
| Death: | 16th June, 1752 |
| Nationality: | - |
| Profession: | Bishop, Clergyman, Philosopher, Theologian |
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