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.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEDid 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.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Believe things, rather than man.
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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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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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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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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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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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