He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEHe that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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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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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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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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None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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