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.
BENJAMIN WHICHCOTEFear is prophetical of evil.
More Benjamin Whichcote Quotes
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Believe things, rather than man.
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The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
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He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
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Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.
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He that does not repent, sins again.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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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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The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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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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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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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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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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Conscience without judgment is superstition.
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A benefactor is a representative of God.
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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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