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The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.

Benjamin Whichcote

He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
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
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
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
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
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
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
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
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 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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