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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
None
Much
Men
Doeth
Harm

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Man is a wonder to himself he can neither govern nor know himself.
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