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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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Religion is ... being as much like God as man can be.
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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament belief is the denomination of the New.
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None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.
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