Benjamin Whichcote famous quotes

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Enjoy

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Law #Judging

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Charity

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Inspirational #Empty

Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good--a mere stranger will do no harm.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Friends #True Friend #Delight

Those who live not by law would be justified by Custom: but, as common practice is the worst teacher that ever was, so the truth and goodness of things is not to be estimated by the entertainment and acceptance they find in the world.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Teacher #Acceptance #Law

Conscience is ... the God dwelling in us.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Dwelling #Conscience

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.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Christian #Men #Understanding

He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Trust #Trust Nobody

Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Atheist #Thinking #Atheism

We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#May #Wells

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Belief #Old Testament #Denominations

No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#God #Men #Deny

Religion is ... being as much like God as man can be.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#God #Men

Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Law #Grace

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.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Temptation #Deeds #Sometimes

Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Sin #Shame

Let not a man's self be to him all in all.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Self #Selfishness

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.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Eye #Men #Cases

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Law #Righteousness #Self Righteousness

Repentance doth alter a man's case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Repentance #Should

He that does not repent, sins again.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Doe #Sin #Repentance

He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Perfection #Use #Pleasure

There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Religion #Contention

Entrance into Heaven is not at the hour of death, but at the moment of conversion.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Heaven #Moments #Hours

None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Opportunity #Be Good

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Political #Religion #Principles

Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Evil #Good And Evil #Be Good

There is no better way to learn than to teach.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Learning #Way #Teach

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Passion #Men #Democracy

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.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Firsts #Impossible

A benefactor is a representative of God.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Charity #Benefactors

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Half #Mysterious #Imperfect

That power is in vain which is never in use.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Power #Use #Vain

Conscience without judgment is superstition.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Superstitions #Judgment #Conscience

The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Knowledge

Believe things, rather than man.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Believe #Men #Belief

The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Flower #Soul #Sun

No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Jealous #Men #Guilty

No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Thinking #Action

He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Needs #Repent #Angry

Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Power

Fear is prophetical of evil.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Fear #Evil

A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance; by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Mind #Guilt #Done

Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Self #Wonder

Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Soul #Virtue #Natural

Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Lying #Mean #Use

Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion; will, against reason, is a madman's motion.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Willpower #Blind

He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Wisdom #Conceited #Errors

None of us was born knowing or wise; but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Wise #Wisdom #Men

A good word costs as little as a bad one, and is worth more.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Cost #Littles

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.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Credit #Letters

The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Angel #Repentance #Pardon

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.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Teacher #Learning #Taught

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.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Men #Hypocrisy #Soul

Christ is God clothed with human nature.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Jesus #Human Nature #Christ

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Work #Devil #Laziness

Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Life #Wish #Ends

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 Whichcote

#Becoming #Mercy #Submission

The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light--so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Light #Darkness #Mysterious

All is not done when we have spoken to God by prayer; our petitions are to be pursued with real endeavours.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Prayer #Real #Done

Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Together #May #Reason

He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Reason #Acknowledge

Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Heaven #Religion #Degrees

None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Thinking #Religion #Reform

The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities.
-- Benjamin Whichcote

#Grace #Sin #States