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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.

Benjamin Whichcote

Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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

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