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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.

Benjamin Whichcote

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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
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
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem

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