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.

Quote by William Penn

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To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is...

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is...

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals...

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals...

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

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

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet...

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet...

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

He that lives to live forever, never fears dying.

He that lives to live forever, never fears dying.

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

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

A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him

A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise.

Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for...

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for...

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the...

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the...

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good...

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good...

Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it.

Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it.

They have a right to censure that have a heart to help.

They have a right to censure that have a heart to help.

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet...

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet...

To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense

To copy beauty forfeits all pretense to fame; to copy faults is want of sense

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...

I would rather have eyes that cannot see; ears that cannot hear; lips that cannot...

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father

Poverty may be the mother of crime, but lack of good sense is the father