There is no better way to learn than to teach.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEIf a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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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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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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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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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.
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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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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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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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