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

Benjamin Whichcote

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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
Philosopher
Theologian
Stoke
Govern
Neither
Wonder
Self
Men

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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies bad men to incarnate their souls.
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Whoever despiseth shame, despiseth sin.
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No man doth think others will be better to him than he is to them.
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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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