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

Benjamin Whichcote

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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
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
Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Conscience Dwelling
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Imposeth Law Righteousness Self
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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

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

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