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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.

Benjamin Whichcote

Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
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
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
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
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
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
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
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 are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
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
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking

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