He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTERiches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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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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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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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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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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