Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTENone of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Repentance doth alter a man’s case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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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.
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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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