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

Benjamin Whichcote

Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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Men Repentance Should
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
Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Delight Friend Friends True
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Knowledge Known Knows Least
An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Body Mind Principles
No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Deny God Men
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Charity Good More Ourselves
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
He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Acknowledge Reason
No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Action Men Thinking
None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Reform Religion Thinking

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