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.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEHe that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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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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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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If a man will be righteous and equal, let him see, with his neighbour’s eyes, in his own case; and with his own eyes, in his neighbour’s case.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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It is hypocrisy for man to make any other use of his religion, or the credit of it, than to sanctify and save his soul.
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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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Christ is God clothed with human nature.
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