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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

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