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Own Quotes by William Penn
- A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.
- Man, being made reasonable, and so a thinking creature, there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and employment of his…
- True Godliness doesn't turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it, and excites their endeavors to mend it. ...We…
- It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely, ... when men hold their liberty by…
- He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.
- 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…
- The way, like the cross, is spiritual: that is an inward submission of the soul to the will of God, as it is manifested by…
- To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's.
- 1 - 2 - 3 To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's. William Penn To be like…
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- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov