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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
Benjamin Whichcote
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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies bad men to incarnate their souls.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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A good man's life is all of a piece.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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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.
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Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.
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Will, without reason, is a blind man's motion will, against reason, is a madman's motion.
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