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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.

Benjamin Whichcote

Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
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
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature

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