None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEEverything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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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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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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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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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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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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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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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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