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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

A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye Men
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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
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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Learning Taught Teacher
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
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
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise

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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