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The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
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
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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
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

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