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
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.
men self wonder
Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.
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.
trust trust-nobody
He that is dishonest, trusts nobody.
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.
teacher learning taught
He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.
life wish ends
Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die; for that only is well, that ends well.