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Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of 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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Sobriety
Temperance
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Humility
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