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

Benjamin Whichcote

We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
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
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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Darkness Light Mysterious
Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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Christ Human Jesus Nature

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