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" We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. "
Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Polite Literature - Page 123
by Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: with introduction and notes

Benjamin Franklin - 1921 - 280 pages
...we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society ? We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us while...us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or in doing good to our fellow-creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit...
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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring ...

Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 284 pages
...murmured of the eternal sea — a strange bird singing the songs of another shore. — JC Holland. Б are spirits «» That bodies should be lent us, while...us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or in doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit...
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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring ...

Elbert Hubbard - 1923 - 252 pages
...of the eternal sea — a strange bird singing the songs of another shore. — JC Holland. Page 118 E are spirits «» That bodies should be lent us, while...afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, I or in doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit...
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Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives of the United States ...

United States. Congress House - 1942 - 76 pages
...then, grieve that a new child Is born among the Immortals, a new member added to their happy society? We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist In acquiring knowledge, or In doing good to our fellow creatures is a kind and benevolent act of God....
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The Corpse: A History

Christine Quigley - 1996 - 372 pages
...been looked upon so harshly. In a letter dated February 23, 1756, Benjamin Franklin gave his opinion: "That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford...us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or in doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit...
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You Are Sentenced to Life

W. D. Chesney - 1996 - 144 pages
...had passed away, sat down at his desk and wrote: "We are spirits — That bodies should be lent to us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or in doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit...
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Recovering Benjamin Franklin: An Exploration of a Life of Science and Service

James Campbell - 1999 - 322 pages
...illness and death, Franklin's thought shows one of the similarities between the Deist and the Stoic. That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford...assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God — when they become unfit for these purposes...
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Little Book of Bathroom Meditations: Spiritual Wisdom for Every Day

210 pages
...To be a Gringo in Mexico—ah, that is euthanasia! - Ambrose Bierce, American writer and journalist We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while...assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God—when they become unfit for these purposes and...
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The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 514 pages
...we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals? A new member added to their happy society? We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us, while...assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit for these purposes and...
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Including Poor Richard's Almanac ...

Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 320 pages
...we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society? We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us while...us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or in doing good to our fellow-creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God. When they become unfit...
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