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Benjamin Whichcote

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
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
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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

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