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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.

Benjamin Whichcote

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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
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
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
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men

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