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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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 is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
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
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance

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