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Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.

Benjamin Whichcote

An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
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
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy

Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.

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Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.

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