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

Benjamin Whichcote

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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
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
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
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion

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