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

Benjamin Whichcote

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
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
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
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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 judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
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

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