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Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.

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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
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Silence
Wisdom
Folly

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Though our Savior's passion is over, his compassion is not.
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The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them they are notable measures of directions for human life you have much in little they save time in speaking and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answer.
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The way, like the cross, is spiritual: that is an inward submission of the soul to the will of God, as it is manifested by the light of Christ in the consciences of men, though it be contrary to their own inclinations.
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Never despise what you don't understand.
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Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas they live in one another still.
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God is better served in resisting a temptation to evil than in many formal prayers.
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