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Benjamin Whichcote

Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
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
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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

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