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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

Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
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 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
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish

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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