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An ill principle in the mind is worse than the matter of a disease in the body.
Benjamin Whichcote
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Benjamin Whichcote
Age: 74 †
Born: 1609
Born: January 1
Died: 1683
Died: January 1
Philosopher
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Believe things, rather than man.
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He that would have the perfection of pleasure must be moderate in the use of it.
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