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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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; 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
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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

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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