Fear is prophetical of evil.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEEither be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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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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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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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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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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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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Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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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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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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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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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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