To Forego The Pleasures Of Sense, And Undergo The Hardships That Attend A Holy Life, Is Such A Kind Of Mercenariness As None But A Resigned Believing Soul Is Likely To Be Guilty Of; If Fear Itself, And Even The Fear Of Hell, May Be One Justifiable Motive Of Mens Actions. - SearchQuotes

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To forego the pleasures of sense, and undergo the hardships that attend a holy life, is such a kind of mercenariness as none but a resigned believing soul is likely to be guilty of; if fear itself, and even the fear of hell, may be one justifiable motive of mens actions.

Robert Boyle

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