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Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.

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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
William Penn
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It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and most reasonable.
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You are now fixed at the mercy of no governor that comes to make his fortune great you shall be governed by laws of your own making and live a free, and if you will, a sober and industrious life. I shall not usurp the right of any, or oppress his person. God has furnished me with a better resolution and has given me his grace to keep it.
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For as men in battle are continually in the way of shot, so we, in this world, are ever within the reach of Temptation.
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Friendship is the union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue
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Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
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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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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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Never despise what you don't understand.
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The humble, meek, merciful, and just are everywhere of one religion and when death has taken off the mask they will know one another, though the diverse liveries they wear here make them strangers.
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Disappointments that aren't a result of our own foolishness are a testing of our faith or a correction from heaven, and it is our own fault if these disappointments don't work for our own good.
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It is profitable wisdom to know when we have done enough: Much time and pains are spared in not flattering ourselves against probabilities.
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I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness.
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There can be no Friendship where there is no Freedom.
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Never esteem people (including yourself) more because they have money, nor think less of anyone (including yourself) because they lack it. Virtue is the only just reason for respecting anyone, lack of virtue the only reason for holding anyone in low regard.
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What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.
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Charity is ... a universal remedy against discord, and an holy cement for mankind.
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Interest has the security, though not the virtue of a principle. As the world goes, it is the surest side for men daily leave both relations and religion to follow it.
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