I see this evident, that we ...

I see this evident, that we willingly accord to piety only the services that flatter our passions.
I see this evident, that we willingly accord to piety only the services that flatter our passions.

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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
The most unhappy and frail creatures are men and yet they are the proudest.
It is much more easy to accuse the one sex than to excuse the other.