Benjamin Quotes

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.

Some are Atheists by Neglect; others are so by Affectation; they, that think there is no God at some times; do not think so at all times.

He that repents is angry with himself; I need not be angry with him.

No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.

Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.

Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.

Conscience without judgment is superstition.

That power is in vain which is never in use.

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.

Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.

Let not a man's self be to him all in all.

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.

God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.

Repentance doth alter a man's case with God: and therefore repentance should alter the case between one man and another.

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

Where Religion does take place and is effectual, it makes this world, in measure and degree, representative of Heaven.

Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light--so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.

Comey really spent an enormous amount of energy in the period in which both he and Trump were in office trying to protect the FBI from political interference from the White House.

There is nothing normal about removing the FBI director, as a general matter. It's an extraordinary measure. This is an office that is typically served for a term of years, 10 years, to be precise.

When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers are simply too vast.

You know, you don't get to survive that long without making some compromises.

We tend to select top men for their character and capacity, then overload them according to their willingness.

I get nervous before I conduct a concert, but then you just go out there and do it.

It it's true that fastidiousness and attention to detail is very much in my genes - if you knew my parents, you'd see that this is something I've inherited, only doubly so.

Concerts are dangerous because anything can happen - which is one of the joys as well.

When I lose direction, it becomes very hard to write. I actually get a physical pain, as if my subconscious knows better. That may sound mystical and pretentious, but it's true.

The London music world isn't a particularly cohesive place. And when I'm composing, I'm not very friendly. I need isolation.

You can't really live in the past because the present is always present.

I think, at the end of the day, if youre a good actor, then youre a good actor.

I went to high school in the 1970s and was a real daydreamer and not the best student.

If it weren't for people like the people in Berkeley, standing up for what they believe, we'd be living under Hitler.

John Brennan has been the mastermind of the drone program. He's the one who'd convene the terror Tuesday meetings at the White House.

Hip to the fact that well-behaved women rarely make history, Diane [Wilson] has already inspired a new movement of totally uncontrollable, irresistible and unreasonable women!

I wouldn't characterize anybody who fought in Vietnam as a war hero. In 23 bombing sorties, there must have been civilians that were killed and there's no heroism to that.

I suppose at some point, we all have to decide which memories - real or otherwise - to hold on to, and which ones to let go.

Why were there so many barriers between us, always? Barriers of clothing, of etiquette, of time and age and reason.

Unlike men, women got less sentimental as we aged, I was discovering.

Never would I allow my size to define me. Instead I would define it.

I like to imagine the "what ifs" of history.

Wonderland was all we had in common, after all; Wonderland was what was denied the two of us. I had denied him his; he had denied me mine.

Songs are snapshots of things - it's likened to looking at pictures.

I don't really consider myself a "singer." I am getting more comfortable singing every day, which is great.

I never really got into any records purely thinking of them as a breakup record. I mean, honestly, for me, listening to a breakup record whilst dealing with one seems counterproductive!

Songs are snapshots of things - it's likened to looking at pictures. It will never feel like it felt in real life. When you look at it, it always feels different. It's sort of the same with songs.

I always say that you should remake flops, not hits.

By 2042, whites will no longer be the American majority.