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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.

Benjamin Whichcote

Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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Able Men Speak Speech
Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Belief Denominations Old Testament
Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Men Satisfaction Wise
It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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Hypocrisy Men Soul
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Doe Harm Men None
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
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
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Greater Power Truth
It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Firsts Impossible Men
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Natural Soul Virtue
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Good Opportunity Temptation
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Good Incarnate Men Soul
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Dignity Nature Unworthy
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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Humility Mind Sobriety
Believe things, rather than man.
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Belief Believe Men

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