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

Benjamin Whichcote

He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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Able Men Speak Speech
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
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
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
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
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
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason

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

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