"Truth often suffers more by the heat of……" — William Penn
"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than from the arguments of its opposers"
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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 Arguments Quotes
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If one of the arguments against eating meat is to do with cruelty and animal intelligence, then lab meat avoids…
— Margaret Atwood
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The strongest arguments prove nothing so long as the conclusions are not verified by experience. Experimental science is the queen…
— Roger Bacon
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My wife was too beautiful for words, but not for arguments.
— John Barrymore
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I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations…
— Mario Batali
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Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that…
— Robert Benchley
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Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.
— Wendell Berry
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Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the…
— Annie Besant
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Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.
— Josh Billings
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is…
— Samuel Butler
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Jesus did not get stuck in intellectual arguments with people. He did not go for the intellect; He went for…
— Kirk Cameron
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Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.
— Albert Camus
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Illogical thinkers throw names and slurs around because they have no arguments with which to rebut their opponents. Rational people…
— Benjamin Carson
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