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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.

Benjamin Whichcote

Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin

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