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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.

Benjamin Whichcote

An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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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Able Men Speak Speech
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
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
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Deeds Immortal Sometimes Temptation
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
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.

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