Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEConscience is … the God dwelling in us.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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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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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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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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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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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 is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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