The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEMan is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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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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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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