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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
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
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
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
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
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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

Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.

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