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

Benjamin Whichcote

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.
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Firsts Impossible Men
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None

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

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