Effectual Quotes

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If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints… — Henry David Thoreau
We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark… — Barbara Jordan
Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error. — Thomas Jefferson
There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual. — Catherine Drinker Bowen
I am under obligations to most of those advisers for the pains and interest they took in my case; but only to one for an… — William Banting
Measure her rights and duties by the unerring standard of moral beingâ€¦ and then the truth will be self-evident, that whatever it is morally right… — Angelina Grimke
All that the Father giveth me SHALL COME... Here, therefore, the Lord Jesus positively determineth to put forth such a sufficiency of all grace as… — John Bunyan
It is not the real punishment. The only effectual one, the only deterrent and softening one, lies in the recognition of sin by conscience. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?. Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is… — Adam Weishaupt
Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating. — Samuel Richardson
Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration to some special use, although this meaning is often present… — William Ames
There is only one ultimate and effectual preventative for the maladies to which flesh is heir, and that is death. — Harvey Cushing
For the spiritual efficacy of the Sacrament doth not depend upon the nature of the thing received, supposing we received what our Lord appointed, and… — John Tillotson
But Jesus, our Advocate, presents an effectual plea in behalf of all who by repentance and faith have committed the keeping of their souls to… — Ellen G. White
If we do not defend ourselves none will defend us; if we yield we will be more and more pressed as we recede; and if… — John C. Calhoun
The education of youth should be watched with the most scrupulous attention. [I]t is much easier to introduce and establish an effectual system ... than… — Noah Webster
No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish of the Nation… — George Washington
Of all the means I know to lead men, the most effectual is a concealed mystery. — Adam Weishaupt
Humility, which Burke ranked high among the virtues, is the only effectual restraint upon this congenital vanity; yet our world has nearly forgotten the nature… — Russell Kirk
Among the many interesting objects which will engage your attention that of providing for the common defense will merit particular regard. To be prepared for… — George Washington

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