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

Benjamin Whichcote

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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work

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