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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

Benjamin Whichcote

No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
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
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

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