Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEThe judge is nothing but the law speaking.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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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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None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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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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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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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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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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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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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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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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