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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul

He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.

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