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.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEEither 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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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Believe things, rather than man.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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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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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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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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