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" To be a man's own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody's. "
William Penn
Man
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" Love grows. Lust wastes by Enjoyment, and the Reason is, that one springs from an Union of Souls, and the other from an Union of Sense. "
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" 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. "
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" If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. "
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" Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform. "
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" The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. "
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" Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. "
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" The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. "
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" It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any. "
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" Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. "
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" 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. "
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