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

Benjamin Whichcote

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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
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
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
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
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
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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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

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