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A benefactor is a representative of God.

Benjamin Whichcote

Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
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
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
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
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use

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