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Benjamin Whichcote

He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
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
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
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
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
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy

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