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    I remember a passage in Goldsmith's "Vicar of Wakefield," which
    he was afterwards fool enough to expunge: "I do not love a man
    who is zealous for nothing."

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Blind zeal can only do harm.
[Ger., Blinder Eifer schadet nur.]

Blind zeal can only do harm.
[Ger., Blinder Eifer schadet nur.]

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Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon
the rights of others.

Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon
the rights of others.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to read more

Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul.

by Charles Buxton Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

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Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path read more

Through zeal, knowledge is gotten; through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows the double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.

by Buddha Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,
And press with vigour on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
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Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,
And press with vigour on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.

by Philip Doddridge Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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I have more zeal than wit.

I have more zeal than wit.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

by Shalom Rokeach Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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If I had obeyed God, as I have obeyed him, He would not have
punished me.

If I had obeyed God, as I have obeyed him, He would not have
punished me.

by Swamwra Of Basra Found in: Zeal Quotes,
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