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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

Benjamin Whichcote

There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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 more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
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
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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Democracy Men Passion
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
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 more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
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

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

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