Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEMan is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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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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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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