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Good men study to spiritualize their bodies bad men to incarnate their souls.
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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It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.
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None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
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Let us all so live as we shall wish we had lived when we come to die for that only is well, that ends well.
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He that is conceited of his Wisdom, is readier to impose Error, than to receive Truth.
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A guilty mind can be eased by nothing but repentance by which what was ill done is revoked and morally voided and undone.
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He that neither knows himself nor thinks he can learn of others is not fit for company.
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That power is in vain which is never in use.
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Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good--a mere stranger will do no harm.
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A good man's life is all of a piece.
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Conscience is ... the God dwelling in us.
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A good word costs as little as a bad one, and is worth more.
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Man is a wonder to himself he can neither govern nor know himself.
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The most that any of us know, is the least of that which is to be known.
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What is Perfected hereafter, must be begun here.
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No men stand more in fear of God than those who most deny Him.
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There is no better way to learn than to teach.
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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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He that repents is angry with himself I need not be angry with him.
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Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.
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None of us was born knowing or wise but men become wise by consideration, observation, experience.
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