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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.

Benjamin Whichcote

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men

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