Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTELet us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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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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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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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 base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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