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that which is begun in self-confidence will end in shame.

Richard Sibbes

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Richard Sibbes
Age: 58 †
Born: 1577
Born: January 1
Died: 1635
Died: January 1
Theologian
Tostock
Suffolk
Begun
Shame
Confidence
Ends
Self

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