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
law righteousness self-righteousness
God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
men self selfishness
Let not a man's self be to him all in all.
thinking self fit
He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
men self wonder
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
pride conceited self
Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.
longest measures strongest
The longest sword, the strongest lungs, the most voices, are false measures of truth.
eternity expect god greater happiness rejoice
Expect no greater happiness in Eternity, than to rejoice in God
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.
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.
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.