Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEA benefactor is a representative of God.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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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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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Believe things, rather than man.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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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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