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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

Benjamin Whichcote

Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
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
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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Able Men Speak Speech
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men

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