None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEThose that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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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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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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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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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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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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Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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