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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.

Benjamin Whichcote

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 are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together

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