That power is in vain which is never in use.
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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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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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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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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Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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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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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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