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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.

Benjamin Whichcote

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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
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Man is a wonder to himself he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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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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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good--a mere stranger will do no harm.
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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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He that repents is angry with himself I need not be angry with him.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Every man is born with the faculty of reason and the faculty of speech, but why should he be able to speak before he has anything to say?
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