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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.

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
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
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
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
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
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission

No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.

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