English - Leader | October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
William Penn
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The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
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Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.
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True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
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Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.
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Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
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O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.
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Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
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Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
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Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
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Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
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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.
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