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

Benjamin Whichcote

No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
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
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
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
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 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
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
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
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
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Begun Hereafter Perfected
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
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
We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Better Enjoy God Ourselves
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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