The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWhere Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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Joy is the life of man’s life.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
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Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.
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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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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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The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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