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William Penn
William Penn
- 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.Fruits of a Father's Love (1726) ch. 2, no. 19
- No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.No Cross, No Crown (1669 pamphlet)
- It is a reproach to religion and government to suffer so much poverty and excess.Some Fruits of Solitude (1693) pt. 1, no. 52
- Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.Some Fruits of Solitude (1693) pt. 1, no. 85
- Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.Some Fruits of Solitude (1693) pt. 1, no. 337
- To be furious in religion, is to be irreligiously religious.Some Fruits of Solitude (1693) pt. 1, no. 533
- It may be a green country town which will never be burnt and always be wholesome.of his planned city of Philadelphialetter of instructions to commissioners, 30 September 1681, in Samuel M Janney The Life of William Penn (1856)