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.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEHe is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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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 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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He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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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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Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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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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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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