102 Quotes by Benjamin Whichcote

"Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin."

"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."

"He that is dishonest, trusts nobody."

"Virtue is the health, true state, natural complexion of the Soul."

"Riches are but a means, or instrument; and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use."

"He that does not repent, sins again."

"The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel."

"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."

"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."

"It is altogether as worthy of God and as much becoming Him to pardon and show mercy, in case of repentance and submission and reformation, as to punish, in case of impenitency and obstinacy."