An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEA wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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He that does not repent, sins again.
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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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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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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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