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Fear is prophetical of evil.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Fit Self Thinking
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
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
Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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Credit Letters Men
None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Men Wisdom Wise
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
The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Half Imperfect Mysterious
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Evil Fear Prophetical
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
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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Christian Good Human Nature
A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Benefactor Charity Inspiring

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