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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

Benjamin Whichcote

No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
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
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
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
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
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
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

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