A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEJoy is the life of man’s life.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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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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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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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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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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Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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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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Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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