Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTETruth 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.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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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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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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He that does not repent, sins again.
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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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