He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTE
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Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote He that does not repent, sins again.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote 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.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote 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.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote Believe things, rather than man.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote 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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More on dishonest
Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
Veronica RothVeronica Roth Caveat emptor is the only motto going, and the worst proverb that ever came from the dishonest stony-hearted Rome.
Anthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope Some have said that it is not the business of private men to meddle with government–a bold and dishonest saying, which is fit to come from no mouth but that of a tyrant or a slave.
Cato the YoungerCato the Younger [On dishonest business methods:] … frequently the defender of the practice falls back on the Christian doctrine of charity, and points out that we are erring mortals and must allow for each other’s weaknesses!.
Ida TarbellIda Tarbell To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves.
Will DurantWill Durant There was a time in my life when being dishonest with women was the natural way to be. I finally said, “Hey, I have to stop this silliness.”
Al PacinoAl Pacino They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
Akbar GanjiAkbar Ganji 1. Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie. 2. Whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise). 3. If you trust him, he proves to be dishonest (if you keep something as a trust with him, he will not return it).’
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