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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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

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously,...

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously,...

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...

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...

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth...

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth...

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

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

We meet on the broad pathway of good faith and good will; no advantage shall...

We meet on the broad pathway of good faith and good will; no advantage shall...

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...

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.

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.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.

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...

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...

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

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

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

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.

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...

A grave is braced not just by a tombstone but by angels as well.

A grave is braced not just by a tombstone but by angels as well.

Is death the last sleep? No - it is the last and final awakening.

Is death the last sleep? No - it is the last and final awakening.