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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.

Benjamin Whichcote

Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces

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