No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEHe that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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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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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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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.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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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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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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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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Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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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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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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