If your brother was a compete blackguard, instead of a good man, that's no excuse for you.

God never put any man into this world and said, 'Be good if some other man is.'" "When a man sets up to preach, and then throws away his influence over his own brother for a little finery opposition, it's more than being a blackguard.

What does a man mean by standing up to preach if he doesn't mean that he's taking some responsibility for other people ?" "Well, but it wasn't he that threw away his influence over you; it was you.

He never said 'Don't be influenced any more by me.' If ye thought he was an angel before then, more fool ye were, for no man is an angel.
What business had you to make all the influence of his godly life condeetion on his doing right, or what you thought right, on a certain point of opinion ?" "He's living a lie, I tell you." "I'm not sure but he's right not to have blazoned it.

I'm not sure but I'd have done the same myself." "Well, as you just remarked, men are not angels.