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Fear is prophetical of evil.

Benjamin Whichcote

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
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
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
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
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
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Lying Mean Use
Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God Men Religion
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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Free May Wells
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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Ends Life Wish
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle Religion
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Devil Laziness Work
The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Judging Law Speaking
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
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Angel Pardon Repentance

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