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

Benjamin Whichcote

None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
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
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
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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 State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament

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

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