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
knowledge known knows
The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
opportunity be-good known
None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
work devil laziness
The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.
men repentance cases
Repentance doth alter a man's case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.
law righteousness self-righteousness
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
eye men cases
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.
men self selfishness
Let not a man's self be to him all in all.
sin shame
Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
temptation deeds wonder
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.
trust trust-nobody
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
soul virtue natural
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
lying mean riches
Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
doe sin repentance
He that does not repent, sins again.
angel repentance pardon
The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.