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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Benjamin Whichcote

Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye Men
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
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
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

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