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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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The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.
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Man is a wonder to himself he can neither govern nor know himself.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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