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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.

Benjamin Whichcote

No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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.
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Firsts Impossible Men
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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

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