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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
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
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
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

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