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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
Benjamin Whichcote
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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
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He that repents is angry with himself I need not be angry with him.
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Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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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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A wise man will not communicate his differing thoughts to unprepared minds, or in a disorderly manner.
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Man is a wonder to himself he can neither govern nor know himself.
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Believe things, rather than man.
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Conscience is ... the God dwelling in us.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament belief is the denomination of the New.
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The sense of repentance is better assurance of pardon than the testimony of an angel.
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Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.
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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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We are made for one another, and each is to be a supply to his neighbor.
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He that does not repent, sins again.
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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
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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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