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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.

Benjamin Whichcote

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Christian Men Understanding
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Power Use Vain
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
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
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
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
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 repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Angry Needs Repent
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men

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