102 Quotes by Benjamin Whichcote

"Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction."

"Good men study to spiritualize their bodies; bad men to incarnate their souls."

"Religion is ... being as much like God as man can be."

"Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good--a mere stranger will do no harm."

"No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him."

"Such an explication of Grace as sets men at liberty in morals, makes void the Law through Faith."

"Conscience is ... the God dwelling in us."

"The State of Grace and the Life of Sin are incompatibilities."

"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."

"Christ is God clothed with human nature."