No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWhat is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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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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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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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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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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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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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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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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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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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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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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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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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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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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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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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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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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