Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

Quote by William Penn

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True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep...

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep...

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the...

In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the...

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than...

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than...

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what...

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what...

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made...

Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made...

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.

Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.

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

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

He that lives to live forever, never fears dying.

He that lives to live forever, never fears dying.

He that lives to forever, never fears dying

He that lives to forever, never fears dying

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the...

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the...

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a...

All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...