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A benefactor is a representative of God.

Benjamin Whichcote

Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
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
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom

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