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

Benjamin Whichcote

Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking
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
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
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
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
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Imply Profession Service
Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Acceptance Law Teacher
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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 State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion

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