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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

Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking

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