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• Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.

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  Nature, Vow, Resolution

  William Penn (1841). “Fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life. A new ed”, p.41

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• Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.

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  Humble, Humility, Pride

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• 'Tis no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.

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  Temptation, Overcoming, Sin

  William Penn (1726). “A Collection of the Works of William Penn: To which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life, with Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published”, p.839

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• It is the difference betwixt lust and love that this is fixed, that volatile. Love grows, lust wastes by enjoyment.

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  Love, Differences, Lust

  William Penn (1792). “Fruits of Solitude: In Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life”, p.23

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• The public must and will be served.

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  William Penn (1841). “Fruits of Solitude, in Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life”, p.65

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• A private Life is to be preferrd; the Honour and Gain of publick Posts, bearing no proportion with the Comfort of it.

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  Comfort, Gains, Life Is

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn....”, p.153

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• If we are but sure the end is right, we are too apt to gallop over all bounds to compass it; not considering the lawful ends may be very unlawfully attained.

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  Compassion, May, Ends

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.49, Courier Corporation

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• Wherefore, brethren, let us be careful neither to out-go our guide, nor yet loiter behind him; since he that makes haste, may miss his way, and he that stays behind, lose his guide.

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  Missing, Haste, May

  William Penn (1838). “The Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers”, p.85

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• Many able Gardeners and Husbandmen are yet Ignorant of the Reason of their Calling; as most Artificers are of the Reason of their own Rules that govern their excellent Workmanship. But a Naturalist and Mechanick of this sort is Master of the Reason of both, and might be of the Practice too, if his Industry kept pace with his Speculation; which were every commendable; and without which he cannot be said to be a complete Naturalist or Mechanick.

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  Practice, Ignorant, Pace

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.21, Courier Corporation

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• It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire; and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice.

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  Sacrifice, Fire, Coal

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.65, Courier Corporation

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• It is the amends of a short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entitles man to a longer and better.

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  Men, Suffering, Doing Good

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2008). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.64, Courier Corporation

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• Excess in apparel is another costly folly. The very trimming of the vain world would clothe all the naked ones.

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  Excess, World, Naked

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.28, Courier Corporation

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• A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.

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  Business, Men, Quiet

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.39, Courier Corporation

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• Love labour: for if thou dost not want it for food, thou mayest for physique. It is wholesome for the body, and good for the mind. It prevents the fruits of idleness, which many times come of nothing to do, and leads many to do what is worse than nothing.

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  Mind, Body, Want

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• Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business depending, both what to do and what to hope.

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  Business, Confusion, Tasks

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn....”, p.155

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• Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

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  Confidence, Betrayal, Betrayed

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...”, p.136

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• This is the Comfort of Friends, that though they may be said to Die, yet their Friendship and Society are, in the best Sense, ever present, because Immortal

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  Comfort, May, Said

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.79, Courier Corporation

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• The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all.

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  Food, Cooking, Culinary

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...”, p.127

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• It were endless to dispute upon everything that is disputable.

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  Disputes, Endless

  William Penn (1841). “Fruits of Solitude, in Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life”, p.40

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• Perfect love casteth out fear.

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  Bible, Perfect, No Fear

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• Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general; for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.

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  Art, Links, Virtue

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn....”, p.158

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• Nor yet be overeager in pursuit of any thing; for the mercurial too often happen to leave judgment behind them, and sometimes make work for repentance.

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  Work, Sometimes, Judgment

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn....”, p.178

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• But make not more business necessary than is so; and rather lessen than augment work for thyself.

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  Work, Thyself

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...”, p.178

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• Be rather bountiful, than expensive.

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  Expensive

  William Penn (1839). “Fruits of solitude ... New edition”, p.44

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• A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going.

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  Men, Watches

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