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Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.

Benjamin Whichcote

Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
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
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
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
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
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
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
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
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom

Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.

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