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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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 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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