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Inquire often, but judge rarely, and thou wilt not often be mistaken.
William Penn
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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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For though Death be a dark passage, it leads to immortality, and that is recompence enough for suffering of it.
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People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest.
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If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.
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A vain man is a nauseous creature: he is so full of himself that he has no room for anything else, be it never so good or deserving.
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Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit given an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely.
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