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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.

Benjamin Whichcote

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
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
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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

Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.

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