Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWe are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWe are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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.
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It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEThose that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTENo men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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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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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEHe that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Truth 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.
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The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEThe most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEIt is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy.
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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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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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