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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.

Benjamin Whichcote

Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
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
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self

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