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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
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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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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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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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Man is a wonder to himself he can neither govern nor know himself.
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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Conscience is ... the God dwelling in us.
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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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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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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.
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A good man's life is all of a piece.
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He that useth his reason doth acknowledge God.
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Religion is ... being as much like God as man can be.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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