Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEConscience without judgment is superstition.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Truth is not only a man’s ornament but his instrument; it is the great man’s glory, and the poor man’s stock: a man’s truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.
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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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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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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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