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Letter "W" » William Penn Quotes
«Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it»
«Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.»
«Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers»
«Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.»
Author: William Penn
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«Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason»
«Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.»
«In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self»
«Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.»
«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.»
«To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.»
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