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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?

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise

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