Birthday Quote by Benjamin Franklin

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.

— Benjamin Franklin

And the news got worse. It appeared that there was this whole other person Jesus Christ whose birthday a lot of people tended to…

— Ava Gardner

“Read the New Testament, and observe what Christ says, and how he acts-make his world your rule, and his conduct your example.”

— Charlotte Brontë

In both its precepts and penalty, the law of God in its most exacting requirements was fulfilled by Jesus. And He did this in…

— Jerry Bridges

Place before your eyes two Precepts, and two only. One is, Preach the Gospel; and the other is--Put down enthusiasm!The Church of England in…

— Mary Augusta Ward

“To write out the precepts again, we contend with them, and keep them; we build our humanity, and keep our humanity alive... Thay has…

— Maxine Hong Kingston

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— Paulo Freire

He, who steadily observes those moral precepts in which all religions concur, will never be questioned at the gates of heaven as to the…

— Thomas Jefferson

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— John Marshall

“For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, aprecept upon precept, here a little…

— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“I would like to ofer some exercises that can help us use the Five Precepts to cultivate and strengthen mindfulness. It is best to…

— Jack Kornfield

One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.

— Quintilian