Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEWhen we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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A good man’s life is all of a piece.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
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Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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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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Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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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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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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Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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