We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTENone can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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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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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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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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The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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