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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.

Benjamin Whichcote

Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
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
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
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
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
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
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
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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 man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.

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