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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Benjamin Whichcote

There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
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
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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Humble Inspirational Self Esteem

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

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