"The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance."

John Philpot Curran, Irish Public Servant

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"God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal."

"Small amounts of philosophy lead to atheism, but larger amounts bring us back to God."

"God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best."

"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

"It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance."

"God's dice always have a lucky roll."

"You know what the Englishman's idea of compromise is? He says, Some people say there is a God. Some people say there is no God. The truth probably lies somewhere between these two statements."

"Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If it is not true that a divine being fell, then we can only say that one of the animals went entirely off its head."

"God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind."

"A god implants in mortal guilt whenever he wants utterly to confound a house."

Explore more quotes by John Philpot Curran

"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active."

"Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot."

"His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin."

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