Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTESome things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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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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The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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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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He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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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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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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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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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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Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
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Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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