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Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.

Benjamin Whichcote

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
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
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self

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