Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.

Quote by William Penn

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The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds, and ambitious men of...

The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds, and ambitious men of...

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is...

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is...

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is...

Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is...

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...

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves

Wisdom is a life that knows it is living

Wisdom is a life that knows it is living

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

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

There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air,...

There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air,...

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

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...

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

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

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...

It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of...

It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of...

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

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

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...

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if...

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if...

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...

To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as...

To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as...

Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin...

Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin...

SAFETY-CLUTCH, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or...

SAFETY-CLUTCH, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or...