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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.

Benjamin Whichcote

Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Evil Good Measure Some Themselves
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Conceited Pride Self
The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Grace Incompatibilities Sin States
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
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
Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Afraid Anything Dangerous
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
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
An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Carrie Idol Men
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
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
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Learning Teaching Way

Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.

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