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He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.
William Penn
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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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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.
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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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Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.
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They that censure, should practice. Or else let them have the first stone, and the last too.
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The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume but a good stomach excels them all.
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And he that is taught to live upon little, owes more to his father's wisdom, than he that has a great deal left him, does to his father's care.
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Death cannot kill that which does not die.
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They have a right to censure that have a heart to help.
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Never give out while there is hope but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgement.
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We are told truly that meekness and modesty are the rich and charming garments of the soul. The less showy our outward attire is, the more distinctly and brilliantly does the beauty of these inner garments shine.
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Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
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Be rather bountiful, than expensive.
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Inquire often, but judge rarely, and thou wilt not often be mistaken.
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Naked Truth needs no shift.
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If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.
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Levity of behavior, always a weakness, is far more unbecoming in a woman than a man.
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