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Of his mercy he hath made for you the night and the day, that ye may rest in the one, and may seek to obtain provision for yourself of his abundance, by your industry, in the other.

— George Sale The Koran (1734)

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Wheresoever ye be, death will overtake you, although ye be in lofty towers.

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As for him who voluntarily performeth a good work, verily God is grateful and knowing.

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If God should punish men according to what they deserve, he would not leave on the back of the earth so much as a beast.

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God obligeth no man to more than he hath given him ability to perform.

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Wherever ye be, God will bring you all back at the resurrection.

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