Sermon · Religious literatureThe God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire.Jonathan EdwardsSinners in the Hands of an Angry God · 1741★ 5.3
EssayIn contriving any system of government, and fixing the several checks and controls of the constitution, every man ought to be supposed a knave, and to have no other end, in all his actions, than private interest.David HumeEssays, Moral and Political · 1741★ 4.4
AlmanacIf evils come not, Then our fears are vain; And if they do, Fear but augments the pain.Benjamin Franklin1741★ 3.8
EssayAvarice, the spur of industry, is so obstinate a passion, and works its way through so many real dangers and difficulties, that it is not likely to be scared by an imaginary danger, which is so small, that it scarcely admits of calculation.David Hume1741★ 3.7
AlmanacAt 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment.Benjamin Franklin1741★ 2.2
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