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.
From William Penn
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.
A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.
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