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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

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[Wikipedia] Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,, styled Lord Ashley from 1811 to 1851, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist, and social reformer. He was the eldest son of the 6th Earl of Shaftesbury and Lady Anne Spencer, and elder brother of Henry Ashley, MP. A social reformer who was call

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I would be virtuous for my own sake, though nobody were to know it; as I would be clean for my own…

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Clean

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Gravity is of the very essence of imposture; it does not only mistake other things, but is apt perpetually almost to mistake…

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Doe

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Temper, if ungoverned, governs the whole man.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Ifs

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In nature, all is managed for the best with perfect frugality and just reserve, profuse to none, but bountiful to all; never…

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Economics

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It is the hardest thing in the world to be a good thinker without being a good self examiner.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Hardest

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Nothing is more ridiculous than ridicule.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Ridicule

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The heart is never neutral.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Heart

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True features make the beauty of a face, and true proportions the beauty of architecture.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Architecture

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The most natural beauty in the world is honesty and moral truth. For all beauty is truth.

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

Beauty

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