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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.

Benjamin Whichcote

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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
Philosopher
Theologian
Stoke
Doeth
Harm
None
Much
Men

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Riches are but a means, or instrument and the virtue of an instrument lies in its use.
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Fear is prophetical of evil.
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No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
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Religion is ... being as much like God as man can be.
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None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.
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We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.
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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies bad men to incarnate their souls.
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