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The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
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

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