Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEAh! 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.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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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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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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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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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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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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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Believe things, rather than man.
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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