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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
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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