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

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
Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Men Self Selfishness
Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience Judgment Superstitions
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
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
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
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
Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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May Reason Together
A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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Done Guilt Mind
Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Joy Life Man
Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Blind Men Willpower
It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Becoming Mercy Submission
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Govern Men Self Wonder
There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Contention Religion Unnatural
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Political Principle 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

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