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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.

Benjamin Whichcote

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth

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