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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.

Benjamin Whichcote

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
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
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use

None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.

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