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

Benjamin Whichcote

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
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
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
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
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
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
If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Cases Eye Men

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