Quote#Death
It is the earnest wish of my heart, that your minds may be well…
Quote byJoseph Priestley · 1733–1804
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Institutes of Natural and Revealed Religion (1772–1774), Vol. I : The Dedication (March 1772).
English (original)
It is the earnest wish of my heart, that your minds may be well established in the sound principles of religious knowledge, because I am fully persuaded, that nothing else can be a sufficient foundation of a virtuous and truly respectable conduct in life, or of good hope in death.
— Joseph Priestley
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