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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

Benjamin Whichcote

Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
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
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
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
He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Perfection Pleasure Use
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
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
He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Conceited Error Wisdom
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Guilty Jealous Measure Men Some
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Made Neighbor Supply
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation

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