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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

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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
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
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 are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
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
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves

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