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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.

Benjamin Whichcote

None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Approach Flower Soul Sun
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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Democracy Men Passion
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men

None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.

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