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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.

Benjamin Whichcote

A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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 Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder

Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.

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