Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTENone are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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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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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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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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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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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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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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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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