Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Conscience without judgment is superstition.

The longest sword, the strongest lungs, the most voices, are false measures of truth.

The more mysterious the more imperfect that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

In many cases it is very hard to fix the bounds of Good and Evil because these part as Day and Night which are separated by Twilight.

It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place unless he be first in a happy state.

Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death but at the moment of conversion.

An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light--so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.

He that does not repent, sins again.

It is a great deal easier to commit a second sin, than it was to commit the first; and a great deal harder to repent of a second, than it was to repent of the first.

Sin is the failure of a fallible creature, and reversible by repentance.

If it were not for sin, we should converse together as angels do.

There is no better way to learn than to teach.

Calculating how much carbon is absorbed by which forests and farms is a tricky task, especially when politicians do it.

If politicians continue to promote separatism in Australia, they should not continue to hold their seats in this parliament. They are not truly representing all Australians, and I call on the people to throw them out.

Both politicians and journalists face situations which strain their honesty and humanity. My opinion is that politicians on the average stand up somewhat better than journalists.

There are actually very few US politicians who have integrity and vision.

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.

I'm always rather nervous about how you talk about women who are active in politics, whether they want to be talked about as women or as politicians.

Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.

And I think there is too much bloviating around from politicians.

Politicians trim and tack in their quest for power, but they do so in order to get the wind of votes in their sails.

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.

The future is not Big Government. Self-serving politicians. Powerful bureaucrats. This has been tried, tested throughout history. The result has always been disaster. President Obama, your agenda is not new. It's not change, and it's not hope.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.

It's wherever business rules, business is going to get the politicians they want because they control the money and money controls the power.

Politicians are masters of the art of deception.

I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.

The reason there are so few female politicians is that it is too much trouble to put makeup on two faces.

Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians.

When politicians use fear, they are playing into the enemy's hand.

The first requisite of a sound monetary system is that it put the least possible power over the quantity or quality of money in the hands of the politicians.

There's this unspoken club where you say to each other: Oh God, if they only knew how ordinary I was, they wouldn't be interested. That includes movie stars and politicians.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

I would say keep supporting space flight, keep telling the public and the politicians why it's important to advance science and explore the galaxy. I encourage the Japanese to keep doing what they're doing.

Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process.

There are, believe it or not, good politicians.

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

As politicians we have to react to the fact that many people do not feel that they can relate to the EU.

I've seen many politicians paralyzed in the legs as myself, but I've seen more of them who were paralyzed in the head.

What politicians want to create is irreversible change because when you leave office someone changes it back again.