Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEIf 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.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
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Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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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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Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
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Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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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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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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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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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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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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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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Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.
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