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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?

Benjamin Whichcote

An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
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
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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 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
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves

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