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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

Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
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
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye Men
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
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
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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

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