He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEMan is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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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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Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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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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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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