The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEHe that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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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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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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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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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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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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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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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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