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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.
William Penn
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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.
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The unspoken word never defeats one. What one does not say does not have to be explained.
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