E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Quotes
In our corrupted state, common weaknesses and defects contribute more towards the reconciling us to one another than all the precepts of the philosophers and divines.
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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The counsel of the dead is not profitable to the living.
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My mind is as easy as the mind of any man in this world, as I am prepared to show before God and man.
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In our corrupted state, common weaknesses and defects contribute more towards the reconciling us to one another than all the precepts of the philosophers and divines.
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
