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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.

Benjamin Whichcote

Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions

Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.

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