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Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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Entrepreneur
Philosopher
Politician
Theologian
London
England
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Never marry but for love but see that thou lov'st what is lovely.
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He that lives in love lives in God.
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Is it reasonable to take it ill, that anybody desires of us that which is their own? All we have is the Almighty's and shall not God have his own when he calls for it?
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Nothing but a good life can fit men for a better one hereafter.
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He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.
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If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.
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Choose thy clothes by thine own eyes, not another's.
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Inquire often, but judge rarely, and thou wilt not often be mistaken.
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Friendship is the next pleasure we may hope for: and where we find it not at home, or have no home to find it in, we may seek it abroad. It is an union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue.
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Eat... to live, and do not live to eat.
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Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly.
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