The worship of God is a Duty; the hearing and reading of Sermons may be useful; but, if Men rest in Hearing and Praying, as too many do, it is as if a Tree should Value itself on being water’d and putting forth Leaves, tho’ it never produc’d any Fruit.

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist

Letter to Joseph Huey (6 Jun 1753)
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