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

Benjamin Whichcote

No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
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
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
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
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
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
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
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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Reform Religion Thinking
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men

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

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