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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

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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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.
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Learning Taught Teacher
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring

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