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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

Benjamin Whichcote

A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
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
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

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