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Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.

Benjamin Whichcote

The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
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
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
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
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
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together

Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.

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