Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWhen we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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