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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

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It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
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
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
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin

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