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It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.

Benjamin Whichcote

Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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Christian Good Human Nature
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
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring

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