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A good man’s life is all of a piece.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Manner Men Mind Wise
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
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
Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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Atheism Atheist Thinking
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Heaven Hours Moments
A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Good Man Pieces
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Grace Law Men
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
He that does not repent, sins again.
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Repent Repentance Sin

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