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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

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
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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
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
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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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Men Repentance Should
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
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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Delight Friend Friends True
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

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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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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