Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWe never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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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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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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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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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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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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He that does not repent, sins again.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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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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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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