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
soul virtue natural
Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul.
flower soul sun
The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
men soul good-man
Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls.
men hypocrisy soul
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.
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.
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.