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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

An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
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
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
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
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
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
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments

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

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