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

Benjamin Whichcote

Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
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
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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 most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
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 is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men

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