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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.]
Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age read more
Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my King, He would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.
Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
Zeal is fit for wise men, but flourishes chiefly among fools.
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
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.
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
Zeal will do more than knowledge.
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment
Zeal without humanity is like a ship without a rudder, liable to be stranded at any moment
