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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

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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions

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