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A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet. ~ William Penn
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For though Death be a dark passage, it leads to immortality, and that is recompence enough for suffering of it. ~ William Penn
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Sense never fails to give them that have it, Words enough to
make them understood. It too often happens in some conversations,
as in Apothecary Shops, that those Pots that are Empty, or have
Things of small Value in them, are as gaudily Dress'd as those that
are full of precious Drugs.
They that soar too high, often fall hard, making a low and level
Dwelling preferable. The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the
Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. Buildings have
need of a good Foundation, that lie so much exposed to the
Weather. ~ William Penn
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Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Authority is for Children and Servants; yet not without Sweetness. ~ William Penn
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If men be good, government cannot be bad. ~ William Penn
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Dislike what deserves it, but never hate: for that is of the nature of malice; which is almost ever to persons, not things, and is one of the blackest qualities sin begets in the soul. ~ William Penn
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The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. ~ William Penn
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Haste makes work which caution prevents. ~ William Penn
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Clear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy judgment will be distinct, thy mind free, and the faculties strong and regular. ~ William Penn
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Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns. ~ William Penn
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He that lives in love lives in God. ~ William Penn
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It was William Penn who said, "Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it." Brent knew that there was nothing right about this place and the way the prisoners were treated, and he was determined to do whatever he could to change that. ~ Kenneth Eade
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Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world. ~ William Penn
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The spirit of [William] Penn will not be stayed. You cannot set limits to such knightly adventurers. After their own day is gone their spirits stalk the world, carrying inspiration everywhere that they go and reminding men of the lineage, the fine lineage, of those who have sought justice and right. ~ Woodrow Wilson
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The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves (William Penn)- It was painfully true. I ended up hurting far more than anyone else whenever I allowed jealousy to infect me. ~ Gillibran Brown
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True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. ~ William Penn
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Let us then try what love can do to mend a broken world. ~ William Penn
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True Godliness doesn't turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it, and excites their endeavors to mend it ... We have nothing that we can call our own; no, not our selves: for we are all but Tenants, and at Will, too, of the great Lord of our selves, and the rest of this great farm, the World that we live upon. ~ William Penn
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The usefullest truths are plainest; and while we keep to them, our differences cannot rise high. ~ William Penn
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There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air, and will not be fenced up in straight and narrow enclosures. ~ William Penn
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A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going. ~ William Penn
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The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human life; you have much in little; they save time in speaking; and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answer. ~ William Penn
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Death cannot kill that which does not die. ~ William Penn
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Be sure that religion cannot be right that a man is the worse for having. ~ William Penn
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Above all things endeavor to breed them up the love of virtue, and that holy plain way of it which we have lived in, that the world in no part of it get into my family. I had rather they we're homely than finely bred as to outward behavior; yet I love sweetness mixed with gravity, and cheerfulness tempered with sobriety. ~ William Penn
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Disappointments that aren't a result of our own foolishness are a testing of our faith or a correction from heaven, and it is our own fault if these disappointments don't work for our own good. ~ William Penn
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Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen. ~ William Penn
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Death cannot kill what never dies. ~ William Penn
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Neither great nor good things were ever attained without loss and hardships. Those that would reap and not labour, must faint with the wind, and perish in disappointments; but an hair of my head shall not fall, without the providence of my Father that is over all. ~ William Penn
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It is the difference betwixt lust and love that this is fixed, that volatile. Love grows, lust wastes by enjoyment. ~ William Penn
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They must first judge themselves, that presume to censure others: And such will not be apt to overshoot the Mark. We are too ready to retaliate, rather than forgive, or gain by Love and Information. And yet we could hurt no Man that we believe loves us. Let us then try what Love will do: For if Men did once see we Love them, we should soon find they would not harm us. Force may subdue, but Love gains: And he that forgives first, wins the [Laurel]. If I am even with my Enemy, the Debt is paid; but if I forgive it, I oblige him for ever. [From Fruits of Solitude, 1693] ~ William Penn
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They have a right to censure that have a heart to help. ~ William Penn
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That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the world; and that hold themselves obliged in conscience to live peaceably and justly in civil society, shall, in no ways, be molested or prejudiced for their religious persuasion, or practice, in manners of faith and worship, nor shall they be compelled, at any time, to frequent or maintain any religious worship, place or ministry whatever. ~ William Penn
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Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. ~ William Penn
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Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom. ~ William Penn
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I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. ~ William Penn
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He that lives to live forever, never fears dying. ~ William Penn
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I will never do this, says one, yet does it: I am resolved to do this, says another; but flags upon second Thoughts: Or does it, tho' awkwardly, for his Word's sake: As if it were worse to break his Word, than to do amiss in keeping it. ~ William Penn
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It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious]. ~ William Penn
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Time is what we want most,but what we use worst. ~ William Penn
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Perfect love casteth out fear. ~ William Penn
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Children, Fear God; that is to say, have an holy awe upon your minds to avoid that which is evil, and a strict care to embrace and do that which is good. ~ William Penn
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Unless virtue guide us our choice must be wrong. ~ William Penn
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Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts. ~ William Penn
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Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains. ~ William Penn
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Where charity keeps pace with gain, industry is blessed. ~ William Penn
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Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. ~ William Penn
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Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it. ~ William Penn
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It is a severe rebuke upon us, that God makes us so many allowances, and we make so few to our neighbour. ~ William Penn
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Tis admirable to consider, how Powerful the Kings are, yet they move by the Breath of their People. ~ William Penn
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To have religion upon authority, and not upon conviction, is like a finger-watch, to be set forwards or backwards, as he pleases that has it in keeping. ~ William Penn
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A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him. ~ William Penn
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The country life is to be preferred, for there we see the works of God; but in cities little else but the works of men. And the one makes a better subject for contemplation than the other. ~ William Penn
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Never marry but for love; but see that thou lov'st what is lovely. ~ William Penn
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It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely, ... when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making. ~ William Penn
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The Country is both the Philosopher's Garden and his Library, in which he Reads and Contemplates the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God. ~ William Penn
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Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. ~ William Penn
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We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice. ~ William Penn
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We are too apt to love praise, but not to deserve it. ~ William Penn
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True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it. ~ William Penn
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For death is no more than turning us over from time to eternity. ~ William Penn
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They that Marry for Money cannot have the true Satisfaction of Marriage; the requisite Means being wanting. ~ William Penn
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[I]t is impossible that any people of government should ever prosper, where men render not unto God, that which is God's, as well as to Caesar, that which is Caesar's. ~ William Penn
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I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. ~ William Penn
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Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of a wise man. ~ William Penn
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If you protect a man from folly, you will soon have a nation of fools. ~ William Penn
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If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be. ~ William Penn
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We are inclined to call things by the wrong names. We call prosperity 'happiness', and adversity 'misery' eventhough adversity is the school of wisdom and often the way to eternal happiness. ~ William Penn
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Let us try what love will do. ~ William Penn
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Every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last. ~ William Penn
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It is admirable to consider how many millions of people come into, and go out of the world, ignorant of themselves and of the world they have lived in. ~ William Penn
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By liberty of conscience, we understand not only a mere liberty of the mind, in believing or disbelieving this or that principle or doctrine; but the exercise of ourselves in a visible way of worship, upon our believing it to be indispensably required at our hands, that if we neglect it for fear of favor of any mortal man, we sin and incur divine wrath. ~ William Penn
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Inquire often, but judge rarely, and thou wilt not often be mistaken. ~ William Penn
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To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations. ~ William Penn
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You are Englishmen; mind your privileges, give not away your right. ~ William Penn
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If it be an evil to judge rashly or untruly any single man, how much a greater sin it is to condemn a whole people. ~ William Penn
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Never give out while there is hope; but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgement. ~ William Penn
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We need to stop arguing about Christ and start living like Christ. ~ William Penn
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Drunkenness, spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans the man. ~ William Penn
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If thou wouldst be happy, bring thy mind to thy condition, and have an indifferency for more than what is sufficient. ~ William Penn
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A vain man is a nauseous creature: he is so full of himself that he has no room for anything else, be it never so good or deserving. ~ William Penn
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Interest has the security, though not the virtue of a principle. As the world goes, it is the surest side; for men daily leave both relations and religion to follow it. ~ William Penn
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Never despise what you don't understand. ~ William Penn
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The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address. ~ Mercy Otis Warren
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Be rather bountiful, than expensive. ~ William Penn
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He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left to him owes to his father's care. ~ William Penn
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Excess in apparel is another costly folly. The very trimming of the vain world would clothe all the naked ones. ~ William Penn
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Men being born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature ... no one can be put out of his estate and subjected to the political view of another, without his consent. ~ William Penn
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Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other. ~ William Penn
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O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand. ~ William Penn
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Friendship is the union of spirits ... ~ William Penn
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Make few resolutions, but keep them strictly ~ William Penn
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Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. ~ William Penn
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Wit gives an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely. ~ William Penn
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Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us. ~ William Penn
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Wherefore, brethren, let us be careful neither to out-go our guide, nor yet loiter behind him; since he that makes haste, may miss his way, and he that stays behind, lose his guide. ~ William Penn
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I was greatly inspired by the Utopian Tamanend Ideals of St. Tammany; the only Native American Saint. St. Tammany continues to inspire great leaders to this day and started the original Peace Movement together with William Penn. Society of St. Tammany(Tammany Hall) ran NYC and world politics up until the 1950s in his name. ~ John Lennon
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It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire; and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice. ~ William Penn
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Charity is ... a universal remedy against discord, and an holy cement for mankind. ~ William Penn
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Love is indeed heaven upon earth; since heaven above would not bo heaven without it; for where there is not love, there is fear; but, "Perfect love casteth out fear." ~ William Penn
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