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

Benjamin Whichcote

Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
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
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
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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
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
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
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

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

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