"Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not…" — William Penn
"Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not understand."
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195 Quotes by William Penn
William Penn has 195 quotes on this site.
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If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.
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In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourselves and be still. Wait upon…
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Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
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Never marry but for love; but see that thou lov'st what is lovely.
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A Garden, an Elaboratory, a Work - house, Improvements and Breeding, are pleasant and Profitable Diversions to the Idle and…
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Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise.
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All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men.…
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If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him...…
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A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.
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We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.
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Drunkenness, spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans the man.
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Never give out while there is hope; but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgement.
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More Despise Quotes
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Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.
— Marcus Aurelius
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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.
— James A. Baldwin
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For centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil, and the greatest saints of the…
— Annie Besant
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Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is…
— John O. Brennan
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Recipe writers hate to write about heat. They despise it. Because there aren't proper words for communicating what should be…
— Alton Brown
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Mind you, I've always been a very off-message type of fat broad; one who gladly admits she reached the size…
— Julie Burchill
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Being a monarchist, and fawning over those 'above' you, you must naturally despise those 'below' or on the same socioeconomic…
— Julie Burchill
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Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
— Noam Chomsky
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I am circumcised, and I tell you something, I despise it. I despise it. I despise it... I am completely…
— Howard Stern
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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of…
— William Cowper
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Where one despises, one cannot wage war.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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