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

Benjamin Whichcote

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE

Judging Law Speaking
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
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
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Learning Taught Teacher
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Dishonest Nobody Trust
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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

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

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