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Truth never lost ground by enquiry.

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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
Author
Entrepreneur
Philosopher
Politician
Theologian
London
England
William Penn
Enquiry
Ground
Lost
Truth
Never

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It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice.
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Love labour: for if thou dost not want it for food, thou mayest for physique. It is wholesome for the body, and good for the mind. It prevents the fruits of idleness, which many times come of nothing to do, and leads many to do what is worse than nothing.
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Let men be good, and the Government cannot be bad.
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Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason.
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Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
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Next to God, thy parents.
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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.
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The public must and will be served.
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A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him.
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Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.
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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.
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If thy debtor be honest and capable, thou hast thy money again, if not with increase, with praise if he prove insolvent, don't ruin him to get that which it will not ruin thee to lose, for thou art but a steward.
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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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A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
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A private Life is to be preferrd the Honour and Gain of publick Posts, bearing no proportion with the Comfort of it.
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We are too careless of posterity not considering that as they are, so the next generation will be.
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Friendship is the union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue
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