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O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.

~William Penn

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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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Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

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Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.

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True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.

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He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.

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Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.

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Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason.

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Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.

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He that lives to live forever, never fears dying.

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Leader

Born: October 14th, 1644

Died: July 30th, 1718

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