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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.

Benjamin Whichcote

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion 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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth

Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.

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