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.
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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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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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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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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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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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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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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