No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEEvery 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?
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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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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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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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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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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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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