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Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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Entrepreneur
Philosopher
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London
England
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In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.
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The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
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This is the Comfort of Friends, that though they may be said to Die, yet their Friendship and Society are, in the best Sense, ever present, because Immortal
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Let us then try what Love will do: For if Men do once see we love them, we should soon find they would not harm us.
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Levity of behavior, always a weakness, is far more unbecoming in a woman than a man.
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A jealous man only sees his own spectrum when he looks upon other men, and gives his character in theirs.
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