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He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.

Benjamin Whichcote

It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
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
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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
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
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous

He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.

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