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Every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last.
William Penn
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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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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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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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False-dealing travels a short road, and surely detected.
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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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Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.
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True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.
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For nothing reaches the heart but what is from the heart, or pierces the conscience but what comes from a living conscience
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It is admirable to consider how many millions of people come into, and go out of the world, ignorant of themselves and of the world they have lived in.
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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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Man, being made reasonable, and so a thinking creature, there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and employment of his thoughts since upon this depends both his usefulness to the public, and his own present and future benefit in all respects.
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It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious].
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To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals.
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To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's.
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Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.
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There can be no Friendship where there is no Freedom.
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Never marry but for love but see that thou lov'st what is lovely.
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For we put the power in the people.
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It is safer to learn than teach and who conceals his opinion has nothing to answer for.
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