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The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
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
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
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
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men

The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.

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