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No religion is better than an unnatural one.

William Penn

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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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Where Example keeps pace with Authority, Power hardly fails to be obey'd.
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Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.
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It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice.
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Dislike what deserves it, but never hate: for that is of the nature of malice which is almost ever to persons, not things, and is one of the blackest qualities sin begets in the soul.
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Nor yet be overeager in pursuit of any thing for the mercurial too often happen to leave judgment behind them, and sometimes make work for repentance.
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You are Englishmen mind your privileges, give not away your right.
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Love is indeed Heaven upon Earth since Heaven above would not be Heaven without it: For where there is not Love there is Fear: But perfect Love casts out Fear. And yet we naturally fear most to offend what we most Love.
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Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please God nor can we fear what we do not believe.
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And he that is taught to live upon little, owes more to his father's wisdom, than he that has a great deal left him, does to his father's care.
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Where charity keeps pace with gain, industry is blessed.
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I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness.
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If a civil word or two will render a man happy, he must be a wretch indeed who will not tell them to him.
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The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune.
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It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any.
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