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None of us was born knowing or wise but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.

Benjamin Whichcote

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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
Philosopher
Theologian
Stoke
Experience
Become
Consideration
Men
Observation
None
Wise
Wisdom
Knowing
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A good word costs as little as a bad one, and is worth more.
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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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God imposeth no Law of Righteousness upon us which He doth not observe Himself.
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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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An idol is what man makes and then has to carry. God makes a man and then carries him.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies bad men to incarnate their souls.
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None more deceive themselves than they who think their religion is true and genuine, thought it refines not their spirits and reforms not their lives.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
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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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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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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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Nothing spoils human nature more than false zeal. The good nature of a heathen is more God-like than the furious zeal of a Christian.
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