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

Benjamin Whichcote

Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply

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

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