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

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
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
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Depsoseth Shame Sin
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
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
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul

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