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

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
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
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
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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Approach Flower Soul Sun
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
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
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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves

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