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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.

Benjamin Whichcote

Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem

Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.

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