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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.
Benjamin Whichcote
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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
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We are only so free that others may be free as well as we.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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