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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 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 of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye Men
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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 neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Degrees Heaven Religion
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
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

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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