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The best recreation is to do good.

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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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Justice is justly represented blind, because she sees no difference in the parties concerned. She has but one scale and weight, for rich and poor, great and small.
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Avoid popularity it has many snares, and no real benefit.
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Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.
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Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.
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Men not living to what they know, cannot blame God, that they know no more.
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To be furious in religion is to be irreligiously religious.
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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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Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
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For disappointments, that come not by our own folly, they are the trials or corrections of Heaven: and it is our own fault, if they prove not our advantage.
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