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It were endless to dispute upon everything that is disputable.
William Penn
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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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Death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly.
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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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No pain, no palm no thorns, no throne no gall, no glory no cross, no crown.
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