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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.

Benjamin Whichcote

He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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 more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
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
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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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

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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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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