Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEThe more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
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Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
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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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Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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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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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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