Benjamin Whichcote
Benjamin Whichcote
Benjamin Whichcotewas a British Establishment and Puritan divine, Provost of King's College, Cambridge, and leader of the Cambridge Platonists...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPhilosopher
Benjamin Whichcote quotes about
power greater
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
may wells
We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
atheist thinking atheism
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.
christian men understanding
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.
wise men mind
A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
men harm can-do
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
men speech able
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?
men joy
Joy is the life of man's life.
christian human-nature good-nature
Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
pride conceited self
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
doe profession
Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
dignity unworthy
It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
men good-man pieces
A good man's life is all of a piece.
neighbor made
We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.